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6 - The Testament of Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar

from Part II - Urban and Courtly Contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2022

By
Andrew Talle
Edited by
Wolfgang Hirschmann  and
Steven Zohn
Wolfgang Hirschmann
Affiliation:
Martin Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Steven Zohn
Affiliation:
Temple University, Philadelphia
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Summary

This essay recounts the life and death of Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar (1696–1715) on the basis of previously unexamined archival documents. The Prince was a gifted musician who played a significant role in the careers of both Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann. Evidence presented here for the first time reveals that Telemann was a particularly important presence during the Prince’s final year. The bond they forged during this difficult time led the Prince to entrust Telemann with the publication of concertos he had composed as a youth but which were reconceived in light of his illness as a kind of musical testament.

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TelemannWaltherBachFrankfurtwillSix sonates à violon seulsix concertsconcerto
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Telemann Studies , pp. 134 - 161
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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