![]() ![]() Publication of “Clavier Sonatas and Free Fantasies along with Divers Rondos for Experts and Amateurs.” Oratorio “Die Israeliten in der Wüste” (“The Israelites in the Desert”). Composes liturgical music (cantatas) as well as instrumental works (symphonies, concerti, chamber music), large vocal works (Passion settings and oratorios), and occasional compositions for the city’s musical establishment. He succeeds Telemann as music director and cantor at the Johanneum Latin school in Hamburg. Publication of “Six Sonatas for Keyboard with Varied Reprises.” Publication of “Professor Gellert’s Sacred Odes and Songs” (Second collection in 1764) ![]() Treatise: “Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments” (First part second part in 1762) ![]() Harpsichordist in Berlin at the court of Frederick II. Participates in the Collegium Musicum.Ĭontinuation of law studies in Frankfurt an der Oder. Musical education from his father attends the Lutheran Latin school in Köthen, the St. 1714īorn in Weimar on March 8 second surviving son from Johann Sebastian Bach’s first marriage. His musical idiom is characterized by a “speaking” disposition and by moments of surprise. His self-image as a composer is in line with the aesthetic of the genius. He is primarily famous for his music for keyboard instruments and is regarded as the most important composer of sonatas (approximately 150) in the mid eighteenth century.
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