Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach worked at the court of the Counts of Schaumburg-Lippe in Bückeburg from 1750 until his death in 1795, initially as a 'Cammer-Musicus' and later as 'Concert-Meister'.
Composer Biography
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, born in Leipzig in 1732, was the second youngest son of the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Notable Performances
The completed work 'Die Kindheit Jesu' was performed for the first time on February 11, 1773, at the Bückeburg court.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Unlike his brothers, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach was not driven by a need for 'original' solutions but rather receptively adopted the best compositional models available to him, often drawing from his father's works.
Composition History
The text for 'Die Kindheit Jesu' was written by the poet and theologian Johann Gottfried Herder, who was appointed to Bückeburg in 1771.
Composition History
Johann Gottfried Herder wrote 'Die Kindheit Jesu' towards the end of 1772 as a Christmas gift for his fiancée Caroline Flachsland and entrusted the text to Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach to set to music.
Compositional Technique
Friedrich Bach's motet 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' incorporates many late-Baroque stylistic elements, making it sound more like works by Mendelssohn or Brahms than his contemporaries.
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