Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Nationality:
German
Born: September 5, 1735, Leipzig Died: January 1, 1782, London (age 46)
Oboe Quartet in B-flat major, W.B60
(for oboe, violin, viola and cello)
| 6:36 | I. | Allegro | |
| 4:58 | II. | Rondeau. Grazioso |
Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)
Published:
1776 (age 40-41)
2 recordings,
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10:18
Danish National Radio Symphony
6:36
Unknown ensemble
I.
Allegro
4:58
Unknown ensemble
II.
Rondeau. Grazioso
Related Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Father
Nationality:
German
Born: March 21, 1685, Eisenach Died: July 28, 1750, Leipzig (age 65)
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)
brother
Nationality:
German
Born: June 21, 1732, Leipzig Died: January 26, 1795, Bückeburg (age 62)
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)
brother
Nationality:
German
Born: November 22, 1710, Weimar Died: July 1, 1784, Berlin (age 73)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
brother
Nationality:
German
Born: March 8, 1714, Weimar Died: December 14, 1788, Hamburg (age 74)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- rondeau, rondeaux—An early Baroque instrumental form featuring a recurring refrain interspersed with contrasting couplets or episodes. Eventually transformed into the Rondo of the classical period.