Biography of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)
21.06.1732
Born in Leipzig, second youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach (and at the same time the oldes surviving son with his second wife Anna Magdalena)
Starts to study law
1750
Chamber musician of Earl Wilhelm in Bückeburg
1758
Concertmaster and conductor of the court orchestra Bückeburg
1778
Visits his brother Johann Christian in London
26.01.1795
Dies in Bückeburg
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Sheet music for flute:
Sechs Sonaten - Band 3 (C-Dur)
(flute, piano)
Zimmermann, Z. 11252
Rating: easy
- Allegretto
- Poco Allegro
Very old edition from second hand book shop. Seems to be no longer available.
Deidcated to duke Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Bückeburg, a military allied of Frederic the Great. Originally for flute, violine, viola and numbered bass. The edition was done by Maximilian Schwedler.
Sonate (F-Dur)
(flute (violin), harpsichord)
Edition Breitkopf, EB 4175
Rating: easy
- Allegro
- Tempo di Minuetto
Sonate (A-Dur)
(flute, violin, cello (bassoon), piano)
Musikverlag Hans Sikorski, H. S. 366
Rating: easy
- Allegretto
- Andante
- Tempo die Minuetto
Sonate (D-Dur)
(flute (violin), harpsichord)
Schott Verlag, FTR3
Rating: easy
- Allegro
- Andante alla Polacca
- Tempo di Minuetto
Literature von/über Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
- Stuttgart - Weimar: Metzler Musik,1993. - ISBN: 3-476-00881-9
- Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
- Tonger, P. J.: Conversations-Lexikon der TonkunstBeilage der Neuen MusikzeitungKöln: Wilhelm Hassel,1910.
Last edit 23.02.2012