Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and WorkForkel, Johann Nikolaus
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Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work
Forkel, Johann Nikolaus
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750; Composers -- Germany -- Biography
343 The scheme of the G major and C major Preludes and Fugues dates back
to the Weimar period. See Spitta, iii. 208; Parry, p. 67.
344 These so-called “Organ” Sonatas were written for the Pedal
Clavicembalo.
345 The Clavier Suites in E minor, E major, and C minor are arrangements
of these, otherwise lost, Lute Partitas. See Schweitzer, i. 344.
346 In Mizler’s _Nekrolog._
347 Supra, p. 138.
348 See the present writer’s _Bach’s Chorals,_ Part II. p. 1.
349 Ibid., p. 4. Four more Cantatas, of doubtful authenticity, are
published by the Bachgesellschaft, Jahrgang XLI.
350 See the Table of Cantatas set out in chronological order.
351 Nos. 18, 24, 28, 59, 61, 142, 160.
352 Nos. 31, 70, 72, 80, 132, 147, 152, 155, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166,
168, 185, 186 (part).
353 Nos. 145, 148 (part), 156, 157, 159, 171, 174, 188, 190 (one
version), _Ehre sei Gott_ (incomplete).
354 Nos. 68, 74, 87, 103, 108, 128, 175, 176, 183.
355 Nos. 47, 141.
356 Nos. 50, 191, 196.
357 Nos. 4, 97, 100, 107, 112, 117, 118, 129, 137, 177, 192.
358 No. 15: _Denn du wirst meine Seele nichfc in der Hölle lassen._
359 The intimate personal note of the opening words of the
Recitative—“Mein Jesus ware tot”—reveals him.
360 Spitta, i. 231.
361 Schweitzer, i. 103.
362 No. 131: _Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir._
363 No. 71: _Gott ist mein Küonig._
364 No. 196: _Dorr Herr denket an uns._
365 See Spitta, i. 359 ff.
366 Ibid., i. 374. On the other hand, Baoh’s art was visibly affected
by Pietistic influences, as Schweitzer, i. 169, shows.
367 Eilmar died in 1715 (Spitta, i. 361).
368 No. 189: _Meine Seele rühmt und preist._
369 No. 150: _Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich._
370 Vol. i. 456.
_ 371 J.S. Bach,_ p. 87.
372 The conclusion is based on letters printed by Spitta, i. 517.
373 Nos. 18, 61, 142, 160, and 69. See Table.
374 He was born May 12, 1671 (Spitta, i. 470).
375 The volume is entitled _Erdmann Neumeisters Geistliche Cantaten
statt einer Kirchen-Musik. Die zweyte Auflage._
376 Entitled _Herrn Erdmann Neumeisters Fünffache Kirchen-Andachten,_
Leipzig, 1716.
377 Spitta, i. 474.
378 Vol. i. 466 ff.
379 See the Aria (Duetto) of Cantata No. 28.
380 See particularly the Litanei in Cantata No. 18.
381 Telemann was Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach’s godfather (Spitta, i.
486).
382 Nos. 24, 28, 69, 61.
383 No. 18.
384 Nos. 142, 160.
385 See Spitta, i. 630.
386 His influence is also detected in Nos. 27, 56, 199.
387 Telemann also set the libretti of Bach’s Nos. 18 and 142. See
Spitta, i. 487.
388 Vol. i. 530.
389 Wustmann, _Joh. Seb. Bach’s Kantaten-Texte_ (1913), p. xxii n. The
cycle is entitled _Evangelisches Andachts-Opffer._
390 Only Nos. 70, 147, and 186 are taken from it.
391 Entitled _Evangelische Sonn- und Fest-Tages Andachten._
392 Vol. ii. 131.
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