Johann Michael Bach
Born: August 9, 1648; Arnstadt, Germany
Died: May 17, 1694; Gehren
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Johann Michael Bach was the brother of Johann Christoph Bach and, more notably, the father of Maria Barbara, the first wife of her distant cousin Johann Sebastian Bach. Johann Michael was educated first by his father, Heinrich Bach, and then by the cantor of Arnstadt, Jonas de Fletin, who seems to have groomed in the boy a strong interest in vocal music. In 1665 Johann Michael took over from his brother as organist at the Arnstadt castle chapel,
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(Das) Blut Jesu Christi (1)
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Ach, bleib bei uns Herr Jesu Christ (4)
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Ach, wie sehnlich wart ich der Zeit (7)
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Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, chorale for organ (1)
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Auf, lasst uns den Herren loben (7)
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Chorale for organ "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" (1)
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Das Blut Jesu Christi (1)
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Das Volk, so im Finstern wandelt (1)
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Der du bist drei in einigkeit (1)
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Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe (2)
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Es ist ein grosser Gewinn (4)
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Friedens Cantata (1)
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Fürchtet euch nicht (2)
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Fürchtet euch nicht, motet for 8 voices (1)
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Gelobt sesit du, Jesu Christ (1)
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Gott hat das Evangelium (1)
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Halt was du hast, motet, for 8 voices (1)
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Halt, was du hast (2)
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Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn (1)
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Herr, du lässest mich erfahren (1)
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Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil (1)
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Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe (2)
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Herr, wie sind deine Werke so groß und viel (1)
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Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt (4)
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Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt, motet for 5 voices (2)
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In dulci jubilo (4)
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Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (1)
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Liebster Jesu, hör mein Flehen (2)
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Mache dich auf, werde licht (1)
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Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (1)
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Motet in eight voices "Nun hab ich überwunden" (2)
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Neumeister-Sammlung: Chorale Preludes (4) (1)
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Nun hab'ich überwunden (3)
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Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (1)
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Sei lieber Tag willkommen, motet for 6 voices (1)
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Sei, lieber Tag willkommen (2)
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Sei, lieber Tag, willkommen (2)
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Unser Leben währet siebenzig Jahr (1)
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Wie lieblich sind auf den Bergene die Füße der Boten (1)
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Biography |
by James Reel
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Johann Michael Bach was the brother of Johann Christoph Bach and, more notably, the father of Maria Barbara, the first wife of her distant cousin Johann Sebastian Bach. Johann Michael was educated first by his father, Heinrich Bach, and then by the cantor of Arnstadt, Jonas de Fletin, who seems to have groomed in the boy a strong interest in vocal music. In 1665 Johann Michael took over from his brother as organist at the Arnstadt castle chapel, and in 1673 he became the town organist in Gehren, where he also built organs and served for a while as town clerk. He was said to be quiet and reserved (unlike the perpetually piqued J.S. Bach), and was regarded as a highly skilled composer at the time.
Although they are not well known to the contemporary public, Johann Michael's works have survived in a rather large quantity for a "minor" Bach. Among his strongest compositions are his chorale motets, and he has been generally praised for the natural style of his musical declamations of Biblical texts. His motets tend to be homophonic and old-fashioned, though well crafted, and his more ambitious works are strongly influenced by the music of Heinrich Schütz. His extensive series of organ chorales are beholden to the style of Pachelbel, concise and contrapuntal, often in four parts; these pieces in particular are thought to have influenced the young J.S. Bach. |
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