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Johann Christian Bach (5 September 1735 – 1 January 1782) was a German composer of the Classical era, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. [1] He received his early musical training from his father, and later from his half-brother, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in Berlin. After his time in Berlin he made his way to Italy to study with ...
Johann Christian Bach, painted in London by Thomas Gainsborough, 1776 (National Portrait Gallery, London) This is a list of compositions by Johann Christian Bach. The opus numbers are taken from Ernest Warburton's The Collected Works of Johann Christian Bach. [1] [2]
Johann Christian Bach. Amadis de Gaule, or Amadis des Gaules (Amadis of Gaul), is a French opera in three acts by the German composer Johann Christian Bach.The libretto is a revision by Alphonse de Vismes of Amadis by Philippe Quinault, originally set by Jean-Baptiste Lully in 1684, which in turn, was based on the knight-errantry romance Amadis de Gaula (1508).
Johann Christian Bach. Temistocle (Themistocles) is an opera seria in three acts by the German composer Johann Christian Bach.The Italian text is an extensive revision of the libretto by Metastasio first set by Antonio Caldara in 1736, by Mattia Verazi, court poet and private secretary to the Elector Palatine Carl Theodor.
Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach by E. G. Haussmann, 1748. The Bach family is a family of notable composers of the baroque and classical periods of music, the best-known of whom was Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). [1]
The Collected Works of Johann Christian Bach is a 48-volume edition of the music of J.C. Bach published by Garland Publishing from 1984 to 1999. The general editor was the musicologist and J.C. Bach expert Ernest Warburton. Vol. 48 of the edition is a Thematic Catalog of this composer's work prepared by Warburton.
In the late 17th century Christian Petzold became organist at the Sophienkirche (lit. ' Sophia's Church ') of Dresden.By the time Johann Sebastian Bach started to visit Dresden, Petzold was well acquainted with several of the city's musicians, including the violinist Johann Georg Pisendel, with whom Bach was also acquainted.
The Piano Concertos, K. 107 are three keyboard concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on sonatas by Johann Christian Bach.These sonatas are from J.C. Bach's Op. 5; Mozart turned Sonata No. 2 in D, Sonata No. 3 in G, and Sonata No. 4 in E ♭ from this set into the three concertos of K. 107.