Wilhelm friedemann bach biography wiki

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (22 November 1710 – 1 July 1784) was a famous Germancomposer and organist.^[1]

He was born in Weimar.

He was the son of Johann Sebastian Bach, who taught him to play the harpsichord and organ. Johann Sebastian wrote some pieces and put them in a book called Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.^[1] Although they are in order of increasing difficulty, it is not known if these were used to teach him to play, or how to write music.^[1] The book does contain two allemandes and four preludes written by Wilhelm Friedemann.^[1] He also learned to play the violin.

Synopsis.

Wilhelm Friedemann was an excellent organist, and took over teaching some of his father's students. In 1733 he was appointed as the organist at the Dresden Sophienkirche (St. Sophia's Church).^[1] While living in Dresden he continued to write music including harpsichord concertos, sinfonias, trio sonatas, harpsichord sonatas, a