These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. In the margin of her burial record appears the notation: “¼” indicating that only one-quarter of the choir sang at her funeral, due to lack of funds. Meanwhile, Anna Magdalena, having born 13 children and assisted one of the greatest composers through the most lucrative time of his life, lived on for ten years after the death of her husband – also in poverty. So clearly, Beethoven had plans to help Regina by donating all royalties for a specially composed piece, however, there is no evidence that this actually came about. I was astonished at the small sum… and that leads me to the idea, how would it be if I published something by subscription for this person’s benefit, and publicly announced the amount and the yearly interest…” “… he showed me the amount which had been collected for the daughter of the immortal god of harmony. In a letter to the music publisher Breitkopf and Haertel in Leipzig in April 1801 he wrote: Ludwig van Beethoven is thought to have contributed some money towards this. Word got round in the musical circles and through an advertisement in a newspaper, a collection was made to help support her. In her later life she was said to be living alone in absolute poverty. Like her sister Johanna, she never married. She was the last surviving child of the Bach’s, living until 1809. She lived quite a long life for the time, but not much is known about her, other than she never married. Johanna Carolina was born in 1737 and died in 1781. Have a listen to his symphony in G minor and see if you can detect the elements of classical music that would influence Mozart. He moved to London and became known as “The London Bach”. Johann Christian was born in 1735 and became a very successful musician and composer. Johann August Abraham was born in 1733 and died the same year. He also became quite a successful composer of the classical era. He became known as the “Buckeburg” Bach because of where he lived and worked as a harpsichord player. Johann Christoph Friedrich was born in 1732. Regina Johanna was born in 1728 and died in 1733.Ĭhristiana Benedicta was born in 1730 and died the same year.Ĭhristiana Dorothea was born in March 1731 and died in August 1732. She grew up and married one of her father’s students, Johann Christoph Altnikol.Įrnestus Andreas was born in 1727 and died the same year. He died in 1763.Ĭhristian Gottlieb was born in 1725 and died in 1728.Įlisabeth Juliana Friederica was born in April 1726 and nicknamed Liesgen. In spite of that, he was a musician and tried his hand at composing. It was noted early on that there was something wrong – some kind of mental handicap. Gottfried Henrich was born in February 1724. As the children grew up and left home, the music copying fell to those left in the family home, becoming a much longer job with fewer workers.Ĭhristiana Sophia Henrietta was born in 1723 and died in June 1726. The family also created an instrumental ensemble, useful for trying out new pieces of music, as well as holding evening musical social events and concerts. As their children learned to read and write, one of their main chores was copying music. She was 20 when she married Johann Sebastian, and started to work as his copyist. She sang professionally for the church and royalty, a high position for any musician of the day to achieve. They had thirteen children together.Īnna Magdalena (nee Wilcke) was a trained musician. On 3rd December 1721, he married Anna Magdalena. In May of 1720, Bach arrived home from a two-month trip and was shocked to find that his wife had died and was already buried. He was named after his godfather, a prince named Leopold who employed his father at the time. Leopold Augustus came along in 1718 and lived less than a year.
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