Petzold's Minuets in G major and G minor, BWV Anh. 114 and 115, are the next two entries in the notebook (Nos. 4 and 5). No. 3, the first piece after the two seven-movement Partitas, is a Minuet in F major by an unknown composer (likely not Bach), adopted as No. 113 in the second annex ( German: Anhang, Anh.), that is the annex of doubtful compositions, in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV). Nos. 3 to 11 in the notebook are keyboard pieces written down by Anna Magdalena, likely shortly after she was given the volume. Anna Magdalena Bach likely received the notebook from her husband in the autumn of 1725, as a present for either her birthday (22 September) or their wedding anniversary (3 December). It opened with two harpsichord suites, that is, the Partitas BWV 827 and 830, composed and written down by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The second Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach was started in 1725. Petzold died in 1733: as organist of the Sophienkirche he was succeeded by Bach's son Wilhelm Friedemann. Bach gave a concert on that organ when he visited Dresden in September 1725. In 1720, Petzold composed the music for the inauguration of the new Silbermann organ of the Sophienkirche. 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. In the late 17th century Christian Petzold became organist at the Sophienkirche ( lit. 1.1 In the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach.for permission to display this biography and music. See more of our Music Appreciation and Biographical Song Lyrics He secretly studied by moonlight for six months which led to (The rest of Bach’s biography is included in the book.) This led Bach to sneak some of Pachelbel’s original manuscripts to copy and learn from. Due to Bach’s obvious talent, however, his brother became jealous and locked up all of his music. Michael's Church in Ohrdruffor, Germany, and gave Bach keyboard lessons. Both of Bach’s parents died within a year of each other, making him an orphan at the young age of ten.īach went to live with his elder brother, Johann Christoph Bach, also a musician who had been a student of Johann Pachelbel. He was born on March 21, 1685, in Eisenach, Germany, to Johann Ambrosius Bach (the local town musician) and Maria Elisabetha Bach. * A Glossary is provided for further explanation of musical terms.īorn into a very musical family, Bach was the youngest son of eight children. However, “Minuet in G” still remains one of the most popular pieces of this collection. Anna continued to add her favored pieces to this album. Entitled “The Little Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach”, this family legacy contained a collection of short pieces for Anna to play both for the children’s delight and entertainment, as well as to improve her clavier skills. “Minuet in G” is one of several pieces Bach compiled into an album and presented to his second wife, Anna as a gift. Bach’s reply was, “The thing is that I want them to listen and not to dance.” On one occasion, the comment was made by one of Bach’s companions, “My guests cannot dance at your dance music!” Other’s commented that his music was “too beautiful to be danced to” as they stood in place clapping to the beat.
“Minuet in G” was considered Dance* music during the Baroque period. A German Baroque Composer who lived to be 65 years old.
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