Bach [II], Johann Jacob
Bach [II], Johann Jacob
Bach [II], Johann Jacob, son of Johann Ambrosius and brother of Johann Sebastian; b. Eisenach (baptized), Feb. 11, 1682; d. Stockholm, April 16, 1722. He studied to be a Stadtpfeifer with J.H. Halle in Eisenach. In 1704 he became an oboist in the Swedish Guard. While serving in the Swedish Army, he was in Constantinople and received instruction in flute from P.G. Buffardin. From 1713 he was a royal chamber musician at the Stockholm court. Johann Sebastian composed his keyboard work, the Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo (Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother), BWV 992, for Johann Jacob’s farewell to his native country.
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