February 11 - Johann Jacob Bach (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for February 11th are here: Jerome Lowenthal (2020) and Otis Clay (2021)

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Johann Jacob Bach (or Johann Jakob) (bapt. 21 February [O.S.11 February] 1682 – 16 April 1722) was a German musician, composer, and an older brother of Johann Sebastian Bach. [It is not quite accurate, of course, to celebrate his O.S. date today, but it fits the purposes of this blog, so here he is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brotherly Love

In 1704, he entered the service in the military band of the army of King Charles XII of Sweden. It was long thought that Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his Capriccio on the Departure of his Beloved Brother (BWV 992) on this occasion. – adapted from Wikipedia

Johann Jacob Bach was sent

  To Sweden and became a marcher,

Sebastian wrote, for this event,

  A keyboard piece on his departure.

 

 

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