j.s. bach

     

His son Carl Philipp Emanuel served as court harpsichordist to Prussia's King Frederick II for over 20 years

Trivia about j.s. bach

  • In 1768 his son Carl Philipp Emanuel became the musical director for the 5 main churches in Hamburg
  • He wrote half of the 48 pieces in his "Well-Tempered Clavier" in Cothen, the other half in Leipzig
  • Of J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, or Irving Goldberg, the composer of "The Goldberg Variations"
  • In 1768 his son Johann Christian gave London's first public solo piano recital
  • His Brandenburg Concertos 2 & 4 are noteworthy pieces for recorder
  • Around 1725 this great Baroque composer wrote 6 "English Suites" for harpsichord
  • He dedicated his "Brandenburg Concerto" to the Margrave of Brandenburg
  • A world famous Bethlehem choir performs works by this family fuguer every year at a festival in his honor
  • "Concerto Barocco" is danced to a concerto for 2 violins by this great Baroque composer
  • His "Goldberg Variations" were actually commissioned by a Russian diplomat named Kaiserling
  • His 6 Brandenburg Concertos were so-named for their dedication to the Margrave of Brandenburg
  • About 200 church cantatas by this composer of "The Goldberg Variations" survive
  • In Weimar he wrote a set of organ chorales for his "Orgelbuchlein", or "Little Organ Book"
  • This major German composed the overture in C major heard here
  • He wrote "The Well-Tempered Clavier" to teach his family musicianship & keyboard technique
  • In a cantata by this composer heard here, Lieschen sings of her need for coffee:
  • This German Baroque composer wrote his "Hunt Cantata" for the birthday of the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
  • His "Goldberg Variations" were originally designed to help an insomniac nobleman sleep
  • He's the masterful German composer seen here in a 1746 portrait by Haussmann
  • When his father died, he moved to Ohrdruf to live & study the organ with his brother Johann Christoph
  • "Concerto Barocco" is danced to this man's music, though Balanchine said the music "can stand alone"
  • His "Goldberg Variations" were named in honor of harpsichordist Johann Goldberg
  • (Yo-Yo Ma performs a cello solo & gives the clue.) Are you ready? This "B" of classical music wrote the piece I'm about to perform

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