Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

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Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) and others

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Historical context   |   The sheet music

Historical context :

 Johann Sebastian Bach's first wife, Maria Barbara, died on July 7, 1720, leaving him 7 children. The following year, while serving as Court Capellmeister at Anhalt-Cöthen, Bach remarried to Anna Magdalena Wilcken, a soprano singer at the court. In addition to raising Bach's children, she was to give him 13 more between the years of 1723 to 1742.

Bach's marriage to Anna Magdalena was a happy one, and they shared a common love of music. Bach dedicated some of his most inspired works to her, and she in turn contributed enthusiastically to her husband's work, transcribing his music and organizing regular musical evenings with visiting musicians at their Leipzig house.

Anna Magdalena received two Notebooks as personal gifts from Johann Sebastian, in 1722 and 1725. The 1722 notebook contains works by Johann Sebastian Bach only (among which most of the French Suites), while the 1725 notebook was with time filled with music by Bach and other composers of the era, including his sons.

The Notebook for Anna Magdalena undoubtedly fulfilled an educational purpose in the musical instruction of the Bach children. Furthermore, it can be regarded as a family musical album reflecting the tastes of the Bach family and offering a precious glimpse into the domestic music of the 18th century.


The sheet music :
Catalogue Title Edition Skill level Midi excerpt
BWV 515 Aria in D minor
→ Enlightening thoughts of a tobacco smoker 		Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 2/12 : Easy Aria (midi)
BWV 846 Prelude 1 in C Major   ♥
→ also in the Well-Tempered Clavier 		Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 7/12 : Intermediate Prelude (midi)
BWV Anhang 113 Menuet in F Major Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 4/12 : Moderate Menuet (midi)
BWV Anhang 114 Menuet in G Major  ♥
→ attributed to Christian Petzold 		Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 3/12 : Easy to moderate Menuet (midi)
  → for violin and piano  ♥ Arrangement Grade 2/12 : Easy (midi)
  → for cello and piano  ♥ Arrangement Grade 3/12 : Easy to moderate (midi)
BWV Anhang 115 Menuet in G minor
→ attributed to Christian Petzold 		Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 3/12 : Easy to moderate Menuet (midi)
  → for violin and piano Arrangement Grade 3/12 : Easy to moderate (midi)
BWV Anhang 116 Menuet in G Major   ♥ Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 4/12 : Moderate Menuet (midi)
BWV Anhang 117a Polonaise in F Major  ♥ Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 6/12 : Intermediate - Polonaise (midi)
BWV Anhang 117b Polonaise in F Major  ♥ Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 6/12 : Intermediate - Polonaise (midi)
BWV Anhang 121 Menuet in C minor Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 4/12 : Moderate Menuet (midi)
BWV Anhang 123 Polonaise in G minor
→ by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 		Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 6/12 : Intermediate - Polonaise (midi)
BWV Anhang 124 Marche in G Major
→ by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 		Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 5/12 : Moderate + Marche (midi)
BWV Anhang 126 Musette in D Major Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 3/12 : Easy to moderate Musette (midi)
BWV Anhang 127 Marche in E flat Major  ♥ Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 6/12 : Intermediate - Marche (midi)
BWV Anhang 130 Polonaise in G Major
→ by Johann Adolf Hasse 		Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 6/12 : Intermediate - Polonaise (midi)
No BWV number Menuet in G Major
→ by Georg Böhm 		Urtext for piano or harpsichord Grade 3/12 : Easy to moderate Menuet (midi)





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