Q: How many children did J.S. Bach have? 
A: Loads. Here’s what we know.
问:JS巴赫到底有多少小崽子?
答:一堆。这是我们所知道的。
巴赫和他的儿子们
209 surviving church cantatas, dozens of concertos, countless organ preludes and fugues. And 20 children. J.S. Bach was a very busy man.
209首康塔塔(cantatas),几十首协奏曲,无数管风琴前奏曲和赋格,还有20个子女。这就是大忙人J.S.巴赫!
Johann Sebastian Bach, with his wives Maria Barbara (m. 1707–1720) and Anna Magdalena (m. 1721–1750) fathered 20 children over his lifetime. His first was born in 1708 when Bach was 23, with his last coming into the world in 1742, when the composer was 57. Sadly, only ten survived through to adulthood.
Maria Barbara 

约翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫和他的两位夫人,玛利亚·巴巴拉(Maria Barbara 婚期1707–1720)和安娜·马格达莱纳(Anna Magdalena 婚期:1721–1750)一生共养育了20位子女。巴赫170823岁就有了他的第一个孩子,并于1742年诞下了他最后一位子嗣。
Anna Magdalena

The Bachs were always a musical family with a house full of instruments – and Johann Sebastian was always keen to compose pieces for his wife, children and the community they lived in. 
巴赫家族是个音乐世家,在他们的大宅子里放满了乐器。-约翰·塞巴斯蒂安一直热衷于为他的夫人,孩子和他所在的社区作曲。
Here they are, in order of their birth. It's a long list – there's a lot of musical talent, many fascinating stories, and tragedies for the family as well...

以下是巴赫家族成员的生卒。一个长长的家谱-不乏音乐天才、引人入胜的故事、当然也有家族的悲剧:
1. Catharina Dorothea Bach (1708 – 1774)
第一:凯瑟琳娜·多萝西·巴赫(Catharina Dorothea Bach 1708-1774年)
Bach's first born child. Composing wasn't an option for women in those days but Catharina excelled as a singer and often helped her father with his work.
她是巴赫的第一个孩子。当年,作曲不是女性的最好选择。但是凯瑟琳娜作为歌唱家,她出类拔萃。她经常协助父亲的作曲工作。

2. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 - 1784)
第二:威廉·弗里德曼·巴赫(Wilhelm Friedemann Bach1710- 1784年,德国作曲家,管风琴家)
J.S. Bach's eldest son with his first wife, Maria Barbara. Wilhelm followed in his father's footsteps and became a composer. J.S. Bach even wrote Wilhelm a graded course of keyboard studies, called the Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Thanks to his intensive musical training, Wilhelm went on to become an organist and taught none other than Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, the man whose name is immortalised in the great Goldberg Variations.
他是J.S.巴赫与第一位妻子玛利亚·巴巴拉(Maria Barbara)的长子。威廉步其父亲的后尘成为了一名作品家。J.S.巴赫给威廉写了一套键盘乐器学习分级课程,叫《威廉·弗雷德曼·巴赫钢琴书》(Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)。得益于他在音乐上的强化训练,威廉成为了一名管风琴家。他还教了唯一一位学生约翰·戈特利布·哥德堡。他的名字也随着著名的哥德堡变奏曲千古流传。

3 & 4. Johann Christoph Bach and Maria Sophia Bach (Born and died in 1713)
J.S. Bach's third and fourth children, twins, were born on 23 February 1713 when Bach was 28. Johann Christoph lived no longer than a few hours after his birth, and his sister died a few weeks later, around the 13 March 1713.
第三和第四:约翰·克里斯托弗·巴赫(Johann Christoph Bach)和玛丽亚·索菲亚·巴赫(Maria Sophia Bach)都于1713年出生并在同年死亡

5. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714– 1788)
第五:卡尔·菲利普·埃曼努埃尔·巴赫(Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 1714-1788年)
Arguably the most gifted of J.S. Bach’s offspring, C.P.E. Bach was a highly original composer of symphonies, keyboard and choral music.  Building on the Baroque training he learned as a boy, he became one of the foremost clavier players in Europe (after studying for a degree in law). His Essay on the True Art of Keyboard Playing established him as the leading keyboard teacher of the time.  He formed a musical bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras. “He is the father, we are the children,” Mozart said of C.P.E. Bach. 
有争议认为他是J.S.巴赫的后代中最有天赋的一位。C.P.E.巴赫是一位创作交响曲、键盘和合唱音乐的极具独创性的作曲家。他从小受到巴洛克式的训练,(在攻读法律学位之后)他成为了欧洲一流的键盘演奏家。他的论文《真正的键盘弹奏艺术》(the True Art of Keyboard Playing)的发表使他成为当时最有前瞻性的键盘乐器老师。他为巴洛克时期和古典时期建立起了一座音乐之桥。莫扎特说起C.P.E.巴赫时认为“他是父亲,我们都是孩子。”

C.P.E. Bach’s position as court musician to Frederick the Great also included the task of providing accompaniment on the keyboard for the king’s flute solos. Frederick believed himself to be a much better flautist than he was and often took liberties with the tempo. At the end of one royal performance, a delighted sycophant exclaimed, “Your Majesty, what rhythm!” C.P.E. Bach is said to have muttered under his breath, “What rhythms!”
C.P.E.巴赫是腓特烈大帝(普鲁士国王)的首席音乐家,他也为国王的长笛独奏担任键盘伴奏。腓特烈大帝认为自己是一个比他演奏得更好的长笛演奏家,常常使用自由节奏。在一次皇室演出结束,有谄媚者呼喊:“国王陛下,多么美妙的韵律啊!”C.P.E.巴赫也轻声低语“这样的真是无与伦比” !

6.Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach(1715 - 1739)
Johann Gottfried Bernhard BachJohann Gottfried was born on 11 May 1715 and, as was the case with his brothers, went on to become a professional musician. Unlike them, however, he didn't have the opportunity to go to university, and secretly abandoned his musical career in order to study law. He died at the tender age of 24.
第六:约翰·戈特弗里德·伯恩哈德·巴赫(Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach 1715-1739年)
约翰·戈特弗里德生于1715511日。和他的兄弟们一样,他也成为了专业音乐家。然而,跟他们不一样的是,他没能进入大学,他还为了学习法律,暗中放弃了音乐家生涯。他仅在年轻的24岁就离开了人世。
7. Leopold Augustus Bach (1718 - 1719)
Born on 15 November, Bach's seventh child lived for ten short months, and was buried on 29 September 1719. His godfather, a prince, also named Leopold, employed Bach as Kapellmeister between 1717 and 1723.
第七:利奥波德·奥古斯塔斯·巴赫(Leopold Augustus Bach  1718- 1719年)
他生于1115日,这位巴赫的第七个孩子只活了短短的10个月,于1719929日埋葬。他的教父是一位王子,也叫利奥波德(Leopold),他于1717年至1723年任用巴赫担任指挥。
8. Christina Sophia Henrietta (1723 - 1726)
第八:克莉丝汀·索菲亚·亨丽埃塔(Christina Sophia Henrietta  1723- 1726)
After Bach's wife Maria Barbara died, he went on to marry Anna Magdalena Wilcke. Their first daughter was born in 1723, the same year Bach signed a contract to become the Thomaskantor in Leipzig, but died three years later.
在巴赫夫人玛利亚·芭芭拉死后,他又与安娜·马格达莱纳·维尔克结婚。他们的第一个女儿出生于1723年,同年,巴赫签约成为莱比锡唱诗班的指挥,可是,三年后她就去世了。
9. Gottfried Heinrich Bach (1724 - 1763)
It's thought Gottfried was mildly mentally handicapped in some way, signs of which were picked up from an early age. Luckily he had plenty of supportive siblings: C.P.E. Bach said his younger brother showed a 'great genius, which failed to develop'.
第九:戈特弗里德海·因里希·巴赫(Gottfried Heinrich Bach  1724 – 1763年)
戈特弗里德被认为患有某种程度的轻度弱智,有迹象表明,在年幼就被发现了。幸运的是,他有许多支持他的兄弟姐妹们:C.P.E.巴赫说他的小弟弟有“极大的天赋,只是未被成功发掘。”
10. Christian Gottlieb Bach (1725 - 1728)
第十:克里斯蒂安·戈特利布·巴赫(Christian Gottlieb Bach  1725 – 1728年)
Another tragically short-lived son, Christian Gottlieb only survived three years. He died on 21 September 1728.
他又是一位可怜的短命的儿子。克里斯蒂安·戈特利布只幸存了三年,死于1728921日。

11. Elisabeth Juliana Friederica (1726 - 1781)
1726 marks a year of joy and tragedy for the Bach family – just two months after Elisabeth was born, her elder sister Christiana died at the age of three. Elisabeth, however, survived into adulthood, and went on to marry one of her father's pupils, German organist Johann Christoph Altnikol.
第十一:伊丽莎白·朱莉安娜·弗蕾德里佳(Elisabeth Juliana Friederica 1726– 1781年)
1726年对巴赫家族来说是即快乐又悲剧的一年– 就是伊丽莎白出生的两个月后,她的姐姐,年仅三岁的克里斯蒂安就夭折了。而伊丽莎白能幸存至成年。嫁给了他父亲的学生约翰·克里斯托弗·阿特尼科,他是一位德国管风琴家。

12. Ernestus Andreas Bach (Born and died in 1727) 第十二:埃内斯图斯·安德烈亚斯·巴赫(Ernestus Andreas Bach 出生于1727,同年去世)
13. Regina Johanna Bach (1728 - 1733) 里贾纳·约翰娜·巴赫(Regina Johanna Bach  1728– 1733年)
14. Christiana Benedicta Louise (Born and died in 1730) 克里斯蒂安娜·本尼迪克塔·路易丝(Christiana Benedicta Louise  生于1730,同年去世)
15. Christiana Dorothea Bach (1731 - 1732) 克里斯蒂安娜·多萝西·巴赫(Christiana Dorothea Bach  1731– 1732年)
Very little is known about these four young Bachs who died in childhood.
对于这四位死于年幼的巴赫们,我们知之甚少。

16. Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732 - 1795)
第十六:约翰·克里斯托夫·弗里德里希·巴赫(Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach 1732– 1795年)
After a period of tragedy, Bach's ninth son was born: the confusingly named Johann Christoph Bach, not to be confused with Bach's first cousin once removed, Bach's uncle and Bach's eldest brother… also all called Johann Christoph. Less confusingly, he's often referred to as the 'Bückeburg Bach', named after a town in Lower Saxony where he played the harpsichord professionally. Like so many of the Bach brothers before him, he was a prodigious classical composer, who wrote pieces heavily influenced by the fashion for Italian music. He even visited London and had a few works published, but little of his music survives today.
His eldest son, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759 – 1845) was the only grandson of J.S. Bach to gain fame as a composer. He was music director to Frederick William II of Prussia. "Heredity can tend to run out of ideas," he said.
一段悲剧的时期过后,巴赫的第九个儿子出生了:约翰·克里斯托夫·巴赫是个很容易被混淆的名字。除了已经搬走的巴赫的第一位表兄弟外,巴赫的叔叔和巴赫最大的哥哥都叫这个名字。为了减少混乱,他常被称为“比克堡巴赫”Bückeburg Bach),比克堡是在下萨克森州德国北部的州的一个小镇的名字,他在那里专业演奏羽管键琴。如他之前的许多巴赫哥哥们一样,他是一位出色的古典作曲家。他写了许多深受意大利音乐影响的作品。他到访过伦敦。他有一些作品发表出来,但只有极少数留存至今。
17. Johann August Abraham Bach (Born and died in 1733)
Young Johann August only survived one day after his baptism on 5 November.
第十七:约翰·奥古斯特·亚伯拉罕·巴赫(Johann August Abraham Bach 生于1733,同年去世)
年幼的约翰·奥古斯特在他受洗后一天也就是115日就死去了。
18. Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782)
Johann Christian BachKnown as the 'English Bach', J.C. Bach travelled to Italy and converted to Roman Catholicism, before settling in London in the service of Queen Charlotte, hence his nickname 'The London Bach'. He became a well-known classical composer, and an influence on Mozart's concertos. J.C. composed cantatas, orchestral works, keyboard music, operas and symphonies, which sounded very different in style from his father's Baroque works. J.S. Bach was already 50 when J.C. was born, and musical styles of the time were growing increasingly 'classical'.

第十八:约翰·克里斯蒂安·巴赫(Johann Christian Bach  1735– 1782年)
人称他为“英国巴赫”。J.C. 巴赫前往意大利,皈依罗马天主教,然后在伦敦为夏洛特(Charlotte)女王服务。因此称他“伦敦巴赫”。他成为了著名的古典作曲家。莫扎特的协奏曲受到他的影响。J.C. 巴赫创作了许多康塔塔(适合歌唱及演奏的短小音乐作品),管弦乐作品,键盘音乐和交响曲。他的作品的风格与他父亲的巴洛克作品听起来很不一样。J.C. 巴赫出生时,J.S. 巴赫已经50岁了。当时的音乐风格已经越来越发展为“古典”风格。
19. Johanna Carolina Bach (1737 - 1781) 约翰娜·卡罗莱纳·巴赫(Johanna Carolina Bach 1737– 1781年)
20. Regina Susanna Bach (1742 - 1809) 里贾纳·苏珊娜·巴赫(Regina Susanna Bach  1742– 1809年)
Bach's 19th and 20th children, both daughters, survived well into their adulthood, although neither ever married. While little is known about Johanna, Regina was acquainted with Beethoven; he even asked for proceeds from the premiere of his Symphony No. 3 to be donated to her. Despite collections being made in honour of her famous father, she died in poverty.
巴赫的第十九和第二十个孩子都是女儿,她们都活过成年,但都不曾结婚。我们对约翰娜了解甚少。至于里贾纳,她与贝多芬很熟,他曾要把他在第三交响曲的首演收入赠送给她。尽管为缅怀她的父亲,收藏了她著名的父亲的作品,她还是在贫困中死去。
音乐编译组公众号往期推送:1、八十岁时论阿劳丨论阿劳的演奏艺术;2、八十五岁论阿劳丨他的演奏何以伟大?3、钢琴家特里福诺夫专访丨“我在游泳池里练琴”;4、十五问王羽佳丨“演出”对你意味着什么?5、王羽佳访谈丨“穿长裙?待我四十岁!”6、王羽佳专访丨她赢得了没有参加的“比赛”!7、采访阿格里奇丨“音乐必须是自然流露的事情!” 8、帕尔曼追忆海菲兹丨“这么多小提琴家都试图模仿他,但他们的演奏却成了活生生的讽刺。”;9、肖邦大赛访傅聪丨“这个比赛没有完美的玛祖卡。” 10、韩国钢琴家赵成珍访谈丨“如果我遇见肖邦……”;11、憨豆先生采访郎朗丨谈肖邦以及古典音乐普及;12、古稀之年克莱默访谈丨谈《克莱默版贝多芬协奏曲》(亨勒出版社);13、“奥伊斯特拉赫经常鼓励我,去寻找属于自己的声音”丨“当代怪杰”吉顿·克莱默访谈;14、“指挥家”李云迪访谈丨“音乐源自内心,这就是为什么即便我们一遍遍地弹奏相同的曲子,表演依然不是机械化的原因。” 15、郎朗弟子马克西姆·朗多访谈丨“郎朗对所有事物的热情深深感染着我,当我们在一起演奏时,可以感受到创造出的音乐竟然如此欢乐!” 16、肖邦“迷妹”阿格里奇论肖邦《第一钢琴协奏曲》丨“我多么渴望去亲眼看到肖邦怎样弹琴!”;17、纽爱新总监梵志登访谈丨“我并不想被公众看作对某位作曲家有特殊癖好,演的最多或最为喜欢。” 18、埃格纳钢琴三重奏访谈丨你有父亲、母亲和孩子,等我们长大了,孩子就会成为父亲和母亲,这就是室内乐想要阐明的观点!19、华裔小提琴家侯以嘉访谈丨“没有技巧就没有表达的自由;但只关注技术,很快会变得无聊或疲劳,并失去练习专注度。”20、郎朗访谈丨“有时候父亲把我逼得太紧了,可他是爱我的!” 21、哈农库特访谈丨“我所探寻的始终是作曲家为什么要这样写”;22、面对批评,郎朗很委屈丨“我想让古典音乐表现得酷炫一点,这有什么不好么?”;23、“准备好了”丨回忆海菲兹小提琴大师班;24、美酒,女人和钢琴丨钢琴家鲁宾斯坦的三原色;25、纪念李帕蒂丨他坚称乐谱是“我们的圣经”,但对作品内在精神的解读更重要!26、周善祥访谈丨不想当钢琴家的作曲家不是好数学家;27、席夫丨为何我的《哥德堡变奏曲》宛如与魔鬼跳舞?28、卡萨尔斯论演奏丨“我们必须学会不要每个音符都完全照搬谱子上写的拉。” 29、钢琴家李斯蒂莎访谈丨我为何“在YouTube创建自己的频道”?30、席夫访谈丨“我们必须努力向公众解释如何聆听美妙的音乐。” 31、托斯卡尼尼与川普丨作为权力工具的古典音乐;32、论托斯卡尼尼丨热爱自由并勇于行动;33、布伦德尔谈周善祥丨“你可以雇一个登山向导来教一个小孩儿怎么走路。” 34、指挥家圣克莱尔论布鲁克纳《第八交响曲》丨“他并不浪漫,你在他的音乐中并不能得到像柴科夫斯基或者马勒交响曲中所得到的感受。” 35、“音乐绝对不是知识”丨钢琴家白建宇访谈;36、鲁宾斯坦访谈丨“我告诉家人,如果我坚持钢琴事业太久就开枪打死我。” 37、罗斯特罗波维奇访谈(上)丨“在我演奏时,我不是在听大提琴的声音,而是在听一个管弦乐团。” 38、罗斯特罗波维奇访谈(下)丨“我从50年代开始指挥,这大大拓宽了我塑造音乐的视野。” 39、巴伦博伊姆访谈丨“柏林墙倒塌以来,世界一直处于缺乏领导的困境中。” 40、郑京和的回归丨“当我在舞台上时,上帝与我同在!”41、巴伦博伊姆遇见阿格里奇丨“当音乐家们沉浸在自己的音乐世界中时,他们的表情传递出自然和精神力量。”
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