Johann Ludwig Bach
Johann Ludwig Bach (14 February [O.S. 4 February] 1677 – 1 May 1731) was a composer and violinist.
He was born in Thal near Eisenach. At the age of 22 he moved to Meiningen eventually being appointed cantor there, and later Kapellmeister. He wrote a large amount of music and regularly oversaw performances, both at Meiningen and neighbouring courts.
He was a second cousin of Johann Sebastian Bach, who made copies of several of his cantatas and performed them at Leipzig. The cantata Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen, BWV 15, once thought to be by Johann Sebastian, and listed as BWV 15 in Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of his works, is now thought to be by Johann Ludwig.
Bach died in Meiningen.
Works, editions and recordings
Compositions by Johann Ludwig Bach are listed in the Johann-Ludwig-Bach-Verzeichnis, abbreviated as JLB. For instance the cantata BWV 15 became JLB 21 after attribution to Johann Ludwig.[1]
- Mache dich auf, werde Licht - Cantatas Mache dich auf werde Licht. Ja du hast mir Arbeit gemacht. Er machet uns lebendig. Die mit Tränen säen. Barbara Schlick, Mary Nichols, Wilfried Jochens, Jungendkantorei Dormagen, Das kleine Konzert, Hermann Max, Carus-Verlag, 1981.
- Das ist meine Freude - Motets Das Blut Jesu Christi. Das ist meine Freude. Die richtig für sich gewandelt haben. Gedenke meiner o Gott. Gott sei uns gnädig. Ich habe dich ein klein Augenblick verlassen. Ich will auf den Herren schauen. Sei nun wieder zufrieden meine Seele. Uns ist ein Kind geboren. Wir wissen so unser irdisches Haus. Ex tempore Gent, Orpheon Consort Wien, Florian Heyerick. Carus-Verlag, 2006.
References
- ↑ Bach Digital Work 0017 at www
.bachdigital .de
External links
- Diskographie der Bach Werke - Johann Sebastian Bach - Bach-Familie: Johann Ludwig Bach
- Free scores by Johann Ludwig Bach in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Free scores by Johann Ludwig Bach at the International Music Score Library Project
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