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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (22 November 1710 – 1 July 1784) was a German composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was the second child and eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. Despite his acknowledged genius as an improviser and composer, his income and employment were unstable, and he died in poverty. Life[edit]
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (born Nov. 22, 1710, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar—died July 1, 1784, Berlin) was the eldest son of J.S. and Maria Barbara Bach, and a composer during the period of transition between Baroque and Rococo styles.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, (born Nov. 22, 1710, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar—died July 1, 1784, Berlin), German composer and organist. Eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, he was trained by his father.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach und oft nur Friedemann Bach genannt war ein deutscher Komponist und Organist des Spätbarock im Übergang zur Klassik.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach's compositions, very few of which were printed, include many church cantatas and instrumental works, of which the most notable are the fugues, polonaises and fantasias for clavier, and an interesting sextet for strings, clarinet and horns.
In 1763, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach received an offer to succeed Christoph Graupner as kapellmeister in Hesse-Darmstadt. Despite turning it down and remaining in Halle, he was still permitted to use the title »Hessen-Darmstadt Kapellmeister«.
May 25, 2013 · Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 - 1784) Sinfonia in D minor F 65 ...more.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784) was the first son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. He was taught by his father and soon he became proficient on several instruments. Although he was an organist for 20 years in Halle, he was one of the first musicians who strived for an independent life, trying to earn his living as a composer ...
Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Bach's original spelling: Clavier-Büchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach) is a collection of keyboard music compiled by the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach for his eldest son Wilhelm Friedemann.
The Wilhelm Friedemann Bach House is a cultural site in Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The composer Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784), eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, lived here during part of his career; the building now has an exhibition about W. F. Bach and other composers who lived in Halle.
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