Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Telemann Studies |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 134-161 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108663472 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781108493833 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
Keywords
- Bach
- Concerto
- Frankfurt
- Six concerts
- Six sonates à violon seul
- Telemann
- Walther
- Will
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities