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Anna Magdalena Bach (née Wilcke; 22 September 1701 – 27 February 1760) was a German professional singer and the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach. Biography [ edit ] Bach, (Anna Magd.)
In this issue of Piano Performer Magazine, we are inviting you to revisit history and look at Anna Magdalena Bach (OBM), the second wife of the Grand Maestro, from a different angle. A wife, a mother, an accomplished musician in her own merit, she intrigues and sparks curiosity.
Oct 28, 2014 · Anna Magdalena was a gifted singer from a family of musicians, which is apparently how Bach came to meet her when she was a teenager. The couple married in 1721 after the death of his...
Oct 9, 2019 · Learn about the second wife and mother of Johann Sebastian Bach, who was a talented singer and copyist. Explore her musical notebooks, which contain works by Bach and other composers, and her role in the Bach family and culture.
Oct 31, 2014 · Anna Magdalena Bach was a well-trained musician, a singer of substantial gifts who, as a 1790 source notes, gave up her career for the sake of her husband.
Born Anna Magdalena Wilcken (or Wilcke) on September 22, 1701, in Zeitz, Germany; died in poverty in February 1760; daughter of Johann Caspar Wilcken and Margaretha Elisabeth Liebe; became second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), on December 3, 1721; children: 13, including Johann Christoph Friedrich; Johann Christian (the "London ...
Apr 3, 2023 · Anna Magdalena Bach (= AMB) was the second wife of composer J.S. Bach, singer and chamber musician. She was born Anna Wilcken [Wülcken] in Zeitz, Saxony, into a musical family. Little is known of her career as a vocalist but she certainly knew J.S. Bach professionally at Köthen, where he was Kapellmeister from 1717.
