Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo
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The Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo (in English, Capriccio
on the Absence of the Beloved Brother), BMV 992, is an early work by Johann Sebastian Bach
, performed when his brother Johann Jacob
left to become an oboist in the army of Charles XII in Sweden
. JS Bach was 19 years old on the occasion it was performed, holding a job as the organist in the town of Arnstadt
. It is notable for its early date of composition and for its extant program.
Capriccio
Capriccio may refer to:* A capriccio, a tempo marking* Capriccio , a chamber music composition* Capriccio , a piece of music which is fairly free in form* Capriccio , a 1942 German-language opera by Richard Strauss...
on the Absence of the Beloved Brother), BMV 992, is an early work by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
, performed when his brother Johann Jacob
Johann Jacob Bach
Johann Jacob Bach was a German musician, composer and an older brother of Johann Sebastian Bach....
left to become an oboist in the army of Charles XII in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. JS Bach was 19 years old on the occasion it was performed, holding a job as the organist in the town of Arnstadt
Arnstadt
Arnstadt is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, situated on the Gera River. It is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia and is nicknamed Das Tor zum Thüringer Wald, The Gate to the Thuringian Forest....
. It is notable for its early date of composition and for its extant program.
Structure
- Arioso: Adagio
- (Antante)
- Adagissimo
- (Andante con moto)
- Adagio poco
- Fuga all"imitazione della cornetta di postiglione
Program
A PIECE OF PROGRAM MUSIC BY BACH:- [1] is a coaxing by his friends to dissuade him from his journey.
- [2] Is a picturing of various calamities that might overtake him in foreign parts.
- [3] Is a general Lamento of his friends.
- [4] Now come the friends, since they see that it cannot be otherwise, and take leave of him.
- [5] Air of the Postilion.
- [6] Fugue in imitation of the Postilion's horn.