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.
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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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