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Stokes, Encyclopedia Of Music And Musicians Volume 1, 1908
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1him organist of St. Blasius Church, Mülhausen, and Oct. 17 of that year he married his cousin Maria Barbara. Of their seven children only a daughter, Wilhelm Friedemann, and Carl Philip Emanuel survived infancy. In 1708 he became organist to the court of Weimar; in 1714 concertmeister, and then he undertook a series of concert tours. One of these took him to Dresden in 1717 where Marchand, a famous French organist, accepted his challenge to a contest in music, but fled before the appointed time, leaving Bach in possession. The same year he was made chapelmaster to Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen at 400 thalers per annum, and, while holding this office, produced a quantity of chamber music. Between 1718-20 Bach accompanied the Prince to Carlsbad. During this absence from home his wife died. Bach then applied for the position of organist at the Jacobskirche, Hamburg, but an unknown musician offered 4000 marks for the office—and got it. In 1721 he married Anna Magdalene Wülken, daughter of the Weissenfels court trumpeter. Thirteen children were born of the marriage, of whom only Johann Christoph Friedrich and Johann Christian survived him. The period of Bach's greatest activity began with 1723, when he became cantor at the Thomasschule and organist and music director at the Thomaskirche and Nicolaikirche, Leipsic, where he remained in service 27 years. His duties left him ample time for composition. His Passions and the famous High Mass in B minor were written for the Leipsic churches. He was recognized as one of the leading men of the community and mingled on pleasant terms with the best society. In 1736 he was made honorary chapelmaster to the Elector of Saxony, and in 1747 visited Frederick the Great at Berlin, where his son, C. P. Emanuel, was court cembalist. The king made him test all the pianos and organs, and gave him a theme to work out which, on his return home, Bach developed and dedicated to Frederick as "Musikalisches Opfer." Hard work in copying re-
3sulted in the failure of Bach's eyes. Two operations failed to restore his vision, but suddenly, July 18, 1750, sight was restored him. Ten days later he died. "Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiemit," a choral, was completed shortly before his death. Bach's pupils included Altnikol, Ludwig Krebs, Johann Caspar Vogler, Agricola, and Marpurg. Despite their admiration, full recognition of Bach's merit as a composer was deferred until Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Chopin blazoned it to the world. His works include Church Cantatas. Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein; Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid; Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder; Ach, ich sehe, jetzt da ich zur Hochzeit gehe; Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost; Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig; Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ; Alles nur nach Gottes Willen; Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt; Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbaths; Aergre dich, o Seele, nicht; Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein; Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr zu dir; Aus tiefer Noth schrei ich zu dir; Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe; Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn; Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen; Bleib' bei uns, denn es will Abend werden; Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brod; Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens; Christ lag in Todesbanden; Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam; Christen, ätzet diesen Tag; Christum wir sollen loben schon; Christus der ist mein Leben; Das ist je gewisslich wahr; Das neugebor'ne Kindlein; Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes; Dem Gerechten muss das Licht; Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen; Der Friede sei mit dir; Der Herr denket an uns; Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt; Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubiliret; Die Elenden sollen essen; Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes; Du Friede-fürst, Herr Jesu Christ; Du Hirte Israel, höre; Du sollst Gott, deinen Herrn, lieben; Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn; Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott; Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiss; Aeltere Bearbeitung der Kantate; Ein ungefärbt
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