January 4 - Johann Friedrich Agricola (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for January 4ths are here: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (2020) and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi; Josef Suk (2021)

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Johann Friedrich Agricola (4 January 1720 – 2 December 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writer on music. He was one of J. S. Bach's copyists.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only the Best

While a student of law at Leipzig (1738–41) he studied music under Johann Sebastian Bach. In 1741 he went to Berlin, where he studied musical composition under Johann Joachim Quantz. -- adapted from Wikipedia

When your vita is able to feature

That Bach was your principal teacher,

And yet also flaunts

That you studied with Quantz,

You’re a shockingly bold over-reacher.

 

 

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Pen and Ink

J. F. Agricola, was J.S. Bach’s copyist,

Meaning, of course, that he wasn’t the sloppiest;

He copied from scores in reliable fashion,

Including the parts for the St. Matthew Passion.

 

 

 

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