MUSIC 1A03 Lecture 25: Bach I + Fugue in G minor
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Music 1a03 - lecture 25 - bach i. He was born into a musical family (were musicians and composed: bach married twice since his rst wife died, he had lots of children >20, but only 10 of his children survived until adulthood. Only 3 of his son"s were successful composers: 1) carl philip emanuel bach (cpe bach, 2) johann christian bach (jc bach, 3) wilhelm friedemann bach (wf bach) Bach mainly worked as a: church + court musician, organist, violinist. Concertmaster ( somewhat like a conductor, concertmasters would typically play the harpsichord) in a several places in germany. The concertmaster in this day and age would be the primary violinist. A few centuries ago, there wouldn"t be a formal conductor, but a concertmaster that would manage the orchestra while playing a instrument as well. Bach changed his jobs frequently, wrote whatever genre was asked of him.
