Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731)
- Mache dich auf, werde Licht à 4 Voci (c.1726)
Performers: Barbara Schlіck (soprano); Wilfried Jochеns (tenor); Mary Nіchols (alto); Stеphеn Varcoе (bass)
Jugеndkantorеi Dormagеn; Das Klеіne Konzеrt; Hermаnn Mаx (conductor)
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German composer, son of Johann Jacob Bach (1655-1718). Nothing is known
of his musical training, but he probably received some early instruction
from his father before attending the Gotha Gymnasium in 1688-93. From
1699 he was a court musician at Meiningen, from 1703 Kantor and from
1711 court Kapellmeister. In 1706 he had unsuccessfully applied to
succeed A.C. Dedekind as Kantor of St Georg, Eisenach, although he had
been interested only in the musical and not the teaching duties of the
post. His patron of many years, Duke Ernst Ludwig, died in 1724 and
Johann Ludwig wrote the music for his funeral. Johann Ludwig wrote an
imposing number of vocal works. Although orchestral music was probably
his principal activity from 1711 onwards, hardly any music at that type
is extant. The preservation of the cantatas is due primarily to Johann
Sebastian Bach, who performed 18 of them, as well as the two masses, in
Leipzig in 1726; some were given again between 1735 and 1750. Denn du
wirst meine Seele was long considered an early work by Johann Sebastian
(bwv15). The cantatas constitute the most important part of Johann
Ludwig’s work; in contrast with the main corpus of Johann Sebastian’s
cantatas, they represent the older type of mixed cantata, consisting
essentially of biblical text and chorale in the following scheme: text
from the Old Testament; recitative; aria; text from the New Testament;
aria; recitative; chorus; chorale. The standard scoring is for four-part
choir, strings and (usually) two oboes; in one cantata two horns are
required, but there are no solo woodwind. These works had at least some
small influence on Johann Sebastian Bach, for example in his use of a
string ensemble to accompany the words of Jesus.
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