Ii. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Music

Ii. Allegro Ma Non Troppo by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Artist Biography For Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach June 21 1732 – January 26 1795 The Ninth Son Of Johann Sebastian Bach Sometimes Referred To As The "Bückeburg Bach". He Is Not To Be Confused With Bach's First Cousin Once Removed Johann Christoph Bach. Born At Leipzig Germany He Was Taught Music By His Father And Also Tutored By His Distant Cousin Johann Elias Bach. He Studied At The St. Thomas School And Some Believe He Studied Law At The University There But There Is No Record Of That. In 1750 Count Wilhelm Of Schaumburg-Lippe Appointed Johann Christoph Harpsichordist At Bückeburg And In 1759 He Became Konzertmeister. While There Bach Collaborated With Herder Who Provided The Texts For Six Vocal Works The Music Survives For Only Four Of These. Bach Wrote Keyboard Sonatas Symphonies Oratorios Liturgical Choir Pieces And Motets Operas And Songs. Because Of Count Wilhelm's Predilection For Italian Music Bach Had To Adapt His Style Accordingly But He Retained Stylistic Traits Of The Music Of His Father And Of His Brother C. P. E. Bach. He Married The Singer Lucia Elisabeth Munchhusen 1728-1803 In 1755 And The Count Stood As Godfather To His Son Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach. J.C.F. Educated His Son In Music As His Own Father Had And Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Went On To Become Music Director To Frederick William II Of Prussia. In April 1778 He And Wilhelm Travelled To England To Visit Johann Christian Bach. The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Says Of Him "He Was An Industrious Composer ... Whose Work Reflects No Discredit On The Family Name." He Was An Outstanding Virtuoso Of The Keyboard With A Reasonably Wide Repertory Of Surviving Works Including 20 Symphonies The Later Ones Influenced By Haydn And Mozart And Hardly A Genre Of Vocal Music Was Neglected By Him