![]() ![]() Johanna Carolina (30 October 1737 – 18 August 1781).Johann Christian, the 'London' Bach (5 September 1735 – 1 January 1782).Johann August Abraham (5 November 1733 – 6 November 1733).Johann Christoph Friedrich, the 'Bückeburg' Bach (21 June 1732 – 26 January 1795).Christiana Dorothea (18 March 1731 – 31 August 1732).Christiana Benedicta (1 January 1730 – 4 January 1730).Regina Johanna (10 October 1728 – 25 April 1733).Ernestus Andreas (30 October 1727 – 1 November 1727).Elisabeth Juliana Friederica, called "Liesgen" (5 April 1726 – 24 August 1781), married to Bach's pupil, Johann Christoph Altnickol.Christian Gottlieb (14 April 1725 – 24 August 1728).Gottfried Heinrich (26 February 1724 – 12 February 1763).Christiana Sophia Henrietta (spring 1723–29 June 1726).Together they raised the children from his first marriage and had 13 children of their own from 1723 to 1742, seven of whom died at a young age: The Bach house became a musical centre in Leipzig.Īpart from music, her interests included gardening. During the Bach family's time in Leipzig, Anna Magdalena organized regular musical evenings featuring the whole family playing and singing together with visiting friends. Bach wrote a number of compositions dedicated to her, most notably the two distinct Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach. She regularly worked as a copyist, transcribing her husband's music, which she sold as a means to contribute to the family income. The Bachs' shared interest in music contributed to their happy marriage. In one notable example of her continuing involvement with music, she returned to Köthen in 1729 to sing at Prince Leopold's funeral. In 1723, the Bachs moved to Leipzig when Johann Sebastian accepted the position of Cantor at the Thomasschule.Īnna Magdalena continued to sing professionally after her marriage. There were budgetary constraints caused by Prussian military demands of which Bach may have had limited knowledge because it's unlikely that the prince would have discussed his financial problems with Bach. Bach believed her lack of interest in music caused the musical life at the court to decline, although there is evidence that other factors were involved. Later that month, the couple's employer, Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, married Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg. The Bach House in Köthen was the couple's first home.Īnna and Johann married on 3 December 1721, seventeen months after the death of his first wife, Maria Barbara Bach. ![]()
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