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Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

1732 – 1795

German musician and composer

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Lived 1732 – 1795 (aged 62). Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach was a German composer, concertmaster, organist, chapelmaster and musician.

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (21 June 1732 – 26 January 1795) was a German composer and harpsichordist, the fifth son of Johann Sebastian Bach, sometimes referred to as the "Bückeburg Bach".

Born in Leipzig and the Count stood as godfather to his son Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach. J.C.F. educated his son in music as his own father had, and Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst went on to become music director to Frederick William II of Prussia.

In April 1778 he and Wilhelm travelled to England to visit Johann Christian Bach. J. C. F. Bach died in 1795 in Bückeburg, aged 62.

Assessment The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica says of him: "He was an industrious composer... whose work reflects no discredit on the family name." He was an outstanding virtuoso of the keyboard, with a reasonably wide repertory of surviving works, including twenty symphonies, the later ones influenced by Haydn and Mozart; hardly a genre of vocal music was neglected by him.

A significant portion of J. C. F. Bach's output was lost in the World War II destruction of the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung in Berlin, where the scores had been on deposit since 1917. Musicologists Hansdieter Wohlfahrth, who catalogued his works, and Ulrich Leisinger, consider Bach a transitional figure in the mold of his half-brother C. P. E., his brother Johann Christian, the Grauns (Carl and Johann), and Georg Philipp Telemann, with some works in the style of the high Baroque, some in a galant idiom, and still others which combine elements of the two, along with traits of the nascent classical style.

Works "BR-JCFB" denotes "Bach-Repertorium Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach". "Wf" denotes "wohlfahrt verzeichnis". Bach Digital Work (BDW) pages contain information about individual compositions.

Keyboard works Two Sonatas from "Musikalisches Vielerley" collection of works made by CPE Bach – not after 1770. BR-JCFB A 1 \ Keyboard Sonata in F major (Wf XI/1) BR-JCFB A 2 \ Keyboard Sonata in C major (Wf XI/2) "Six easy Sonatas for Clavier or Pianoforte" – composed before December 26, 1783. BR-JCFB A 3 \ No. 1 – Keyboard Sonata in C major (Wf XI/3.1) BR-JCFB A 4 \ No. 2 – Keyboard Sonata in F major (Wf XI/3.2) BR-JCFB A 5 \ No. 3 – Keyboard Sonata in E major (Wf XI/3.3) BR-JCFB A 6 \ No. 4 – Keyboard Sonata in D major (Wf XI/3.4) BR-JCFB A 7 \ No. 5 – Keyboard Sonata in A major (Wf XI/3.5) BR A 8 \ Keyboard Sonata in E-flat major (Wf XI/3.6) Three Sonatas and Sonatina from "Musikalische Nebenstunden" Collection of works made by JCF Bach – Not after 1787/88 BR-JCFB A 9 \ Keyboard Sonata in C major (Wf XI/4) BR-JCFB A 10 \ Keyboard Sonata in G major (Wf XI/5) BR-JCFB A 11 \ Keyboard Sonata in F major (Wf XI/6) BR-JCFB A 12 \ Keyboard Sonatina in A minor (Wf XI/7) "Three easy Sonatas for Clavier of Pianoforte" – composed before October 1788, published in 1789 BR-JCFB A 13 \ No. 1 – Keyboard Sonata in D major (Wf XI/8.1) BR-JCFB A 14 \ No. 2 – Keyboard Sonata in A major (Wf XI/8.2) BR-JCFB A 15 \ No. 3 – Keyboard Sonata in E major (Wf XI/8.3) Six easy Sonatas – composed around 1785 – perhaps composed for Christoph Ernst Abraham Albrecht von Boineburg, at that time the judiciary in Rinteln. BR-JCFB A 16 \ No. 1 – Keyboard Sonata in D major BR-JCFB A 17 \ No. 2 – Keyboard Sonata in A major BR-JCFB A 18 \ No. 3 – Keyboard Sonata in F major (Wf XI/9) BR-JCFB A 19 \ No. 4 – Keyboard Sonata in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 20 \ No. 5 – Keyboard Sonata in G major BR-JCFB A 21 \ No. 6 – Keyboard Sonata in E-flat major Six Sonatas – composed around 1785 – probably like A 16 – 21 for C.E.A.A von Boineburg. BR-JCFB A 22 – 25 \ 4 Keyboard Sonatas (lost) BR-JCFB A 26 \ No. 5 – Keyboard Sonata in E-flat major BR-JCFB A 27 \ No. 6 – Keyboard Sonata in F major Seven Sonatas – Composed before around and not after March 1789, only one Sonata survived. BR-JCFB A 28–30, A 32–34 \ 6 Keyboard Sonatas (lost) BR-JCFB A 31 \ Keyboard Sonata in D major BR-JCFB A 35 – 37 \ 3 Keyboard Sonatas (lost) BR-JCFB A 38 – 39 \ 2 Keyboard Sonatas (lost) BR-JCFB A 40 \ keyboard Sonata for 4 hands in A major (Wf XIII/1) – around 1786 BR-JCFB A 41 \ keyboard Sonata for 4 hands in C major (Wf XIII/2) – perhaps around 1791 BR-JCFB A 42 – 43 \ 2 Sonatas for 2 keyboards (lost) BR-JCFB A 44 \ Variations in A major (Wf XII/1) (lost) BR-JCFB A 45 \ Allegretto in G major with 18 Variations on "Ah vous dirais-je Maman" (Wf XII/2) – Composed around 1785/90 – originally comprised only 13 variations and was later expanded by 5 variations. Five Pieces from "Musikalisches Vielerley" – not after 1770 BR-JCFB A 46 \ Minuet for dance and Trio in D major (Wf XII/3) BR-JCFB A 47 \ Alla polacca in G major (Wf XII/7) BR-JCFB A 48 \ Minuet and Trio in F major (Wf XII/4) BR-JCFB A 49 \ Two minuets for dance in D major (Wf XII/5) BR-JCFB A 50 \ Alla polacca in F major (Wf XII/6) Seventy pieces from "Musikalische Nebenstunden" – The keyboard pieces belong to different genre traditions and are likely to come from different creative periods. (Wf XII/13) BR-JCFB A 51 \ Allegro in C major BR-JCFB A 52 \ Minuet in C major (BWV deest) BR-JCFB A 53 \ Andante in G major BR-JCFB A 54 \ March in G major BR-JCFB A 55 \ Allegretto in F major BR-JCFB A 56 \ Minuet alternating between F major and B-flat major BR-JCFB A 57 \ Polonaise in F major BR-JCFB A 58 \ Allegretto in D major BR-JCFB A 59 \ March in D major BR-JCFB A 60 \ Schwäbisch (Swabian) in D major (kind of folk dance) BR-JCFB A 61 \ Minuet in D major and Trio in G major BR-JCFB A 62 \ Angloise in G major BR-JCFB A 63 \ Villanella in C major BR-JCFB A 64 \ Scherzo in C major BR-JCFB A 65 \ Allegro moderato in G major BR-JCFB A 66 \ Minuet in G major and Trio in C major BR-JCFB A 67 \ Polonaise in G major BR-JCFB A 68 \ March in G major BR-JCFB A 69 \ Angloise and trio in G major BR-JCFB A 70 \ Allegro F major BR-JCFB A 71 \ Schwäbisch F major BR-JCFB A 72 \ Minuet in F major and Trio in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 73 \ Allegro in D minor BR-JCFB A 74 \ Angloise in F major BR-JCFB A 75 \ Minuet in C major BR-JCFB A 76 \ March in G major BR-JCFB A 77 \ March in D major and Trio in G major BR-JCFB A 78 \ Allegro in G major BR-JCFB A 79 \ Minuet and Trio in G major BR-JCFB A 80 \ Allegro in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 81 \ Villanella in D major BR-JCFB A 82 \ Angloise in D major and Trio in G major BR-JCFB A 83 \ March in G major BR-JCFB A 84 \ Villanella in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 85 \ Angloise in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 86 \ Presto in G minor BR-JCFB A 87 \ Allegro in E-flat major BR-JCFB A 88 \ Adagio in C minor BR-JCFB A 89 \ March in E-flat major BR-JCFB A 90 \ Minuet in E-flat major and Trio in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 91 \ Polonaise in E-flat major BR-JCFB A 92 \ Angloise in E-flat major and Trio in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 93 \ March in E-flat major BR-JCFB A 94 \ Minuet alternating between E-flat major and C minor BR-JCFB A 95 \ Allegro in E minor BR-JCFB A 96 \ Minuet alternating between A major and E major BR-JCFB A 97 \ Angloise in D major BR-JCFB A 98 \ Angloise in D major BR-JCFB A 99 \ Minuet in D major and Trio in A major BR-JCFB A 100 \ Musette in G major BR-JCFB A 101 \ Solfeggio in G major BR-JCFB A 102 \ Angloise in D major BR-JCFB A 103 \ Minuet in G major and Trio in D major BR-JCFB A 104 \ Polonaise in D major BR-JCFB A 105 \ March in D major BR-JCFB A 106 \ Andante in E major BR-JCFB A 107 \ Angloise in A major BR-JCFB A 108 \ Solfeggio in D major BR-JCFB A 109 \ Angloise in G major BR-JCFB A 110 \ March in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 111 \ Schwäbisch in F major BR-JCFB A 112 \ Angloise in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 113 \ Schwäbisch in D major BR-JCFB A 114 \ Polonaise in E-flat major BR-JCFB A 115 \ Minuet in E-flat major and Trio in B-flat major BR-JCFB A 116 \ Schwäbisch in C major BR-JCFB A 117 \ Minuet and Trio in C major BR-JCFB A 118 \ Angloise in F major BR-JCFB A 119 \ Alla Polacca in C major BR-JCFB A 120 \ Minuet in F major and Trio in F minor Five Pieces – composed around 1745/49, at least before taking up service in Bückeburg. BR-JCFB A 121 \ Polonaise in G major (Wf XII/8) BR-JCFB A 122 \ Minuet in F major (Wf XII/9) BR-JCFB A 123 \ Polonaise in F major (Wf XII/10) BR-JCFB A 124 \ Minuet in G major (Wf XII/11) BR-JCFB A 125 \ Minuet in A major (Wf XII/12) BR-JCFB A Inc1 \ Partia (Allegro) in C major – around 1745 (BWV deest) Six fugues – published under Telemann name – not after 1758 BR-JCFB A Inc2 \ Fugue for keyboard in G minor (lost) – based on G minor fugue from WTC I by JS Bach BR-JCFB A Inc3 \ Fugue for keyboard in E minor (lost) BR-JCFB A Inc4 \ Fugue for keyboard in C major (lost) BR-JCFB A Inc5 \ Fugue for keyboard in F major (TWV 30:27) – based on fugue – Wq 119.3 by CPEB BR-JCFB A Inc6 \ Fugue for keyboard in D major (lost) BR-JCFB A Inc7 \ Fugue for keyboard in C major (lost) BR-JCFB A Inc8 \ Galanterie-Stücke for keyboard

Chamber music The "Sonatas" denotes the Trio Sonata form. BR-JCFB B 1 \ Cello Sola in A major (Wf X/3)(1770) BR-JCFB B 2 \ Cello Solo in G major (Wf X/1) BR-JCFB B 3a \ Trio for traverso flute, violin & bc in A major (Wf VII/1) BR-JCFB B 3b \ Trio for traverso flute and keyboard in A major (Wf VII/1) BR-JCFB B 4 \ Trio for flute, viola & bc in E minor BR-JCFB B 5 – 10 \ Six Trios for two Flutes and Basso continuo – composed by May 1, 1770 – lost. Two trios for two Violins and Basso Continuo – Composed before December 23, 1768. BR-JCFB B 11 \ Trio for 2 violins & b.c. in A major (Wf VII/2) BR-JCFB B 12 \ Trio for 2 violins & b.c. in F major (Wf VII/3) BR-JCFB B 13 \ Trio for 2 violins & b.c. (lost) BR-JCFB B 14 \ Trio for keyboard and violin/flute in E-flat major (Wf VIII/2) Six Sonatas for Keyboard and flute (violin) – one of the most widely performed work by composer – published 1777 BR-JCFB B 15 \ Flute Sonata No. 1 in D minor (Wf VIII/3.1) BR-JCFB B 16 \ Flute Sonata No. 2 in D major (Wf VIII/3.2) – two versions 16a and 16b. BR-JCFB B 17 \ Flute Sonata No. 3 in C major (Wf VIII/3.3) BR-JCFB B 18 \ Flute Sonata No. 4 in C major (Wf VIII/3.4) – two versions 18a and 18b. BR-JCFB B 19 \ Flute Sonata No. 5 in A major (Wf VIII/3.5) BR-JCFB B 20 \ Flute Sonata No. 6 in C major (Wf VIII/3.6) versions 16b and 18b were versions made after the published collection, meaning that 16a and 18a are those found in the collection Two Sonatas for keyboard and violin from Musikalische Nebenstunden BR-JCFB B 21 \ Sonata in G major (Wf IX/2) BR-JCFB B 22 \ Sonata in D major (Wf IX/3) BR-JCFB B 23 – 24 \ 2 Flute Sonatas (lost) Three Sonatas for keyboard and flute (violin) – composed around 1770/80 BR-JCFB B 25 \ Sonata in F major (Wf VIII/1) BR-JCFB B 26 \ Violin Sonata in F major (incomplete) BR-JCFB B 27 \ Violin Sonata in D major (incomplete) BR-JCFB B 28 \ Sonata for Keyboard and Violin in G major (Wf IX/1) (lost) BR-JCFB B 29a \ Sonata for keyboard and flute/violin in D major (Wf VII/4) BR-JCFB B 29b \ Sonata for Harpsichord concertato and flute/violin and Violoncello in D major (Wf VII/4) – later version Six Sonatas with keyboard – composed around 1780 not before 1777 – for Keyboard, Flute, Violin and Viola BR-JCFB B 30 \ Sonata No. 1 (lost) BR-JCFB B 31 \ Sonata No. 2 in G major (Wf VII/5) BR-JCFB B 32 \ Sonata No. 3 in A major (Wf VII/6) BR-JCFB B 33 \ Sonata No. 4 (lost) BR-JCFB B 34 \ Sonata No. 5 in C major (Wf VII/7) BR-JCFB B 35 \ Sonata No. 6 (lost) BR-JCFB B 36 \ Sonata in A major (Keyboard, Cello) (Wf X/4) (lost) Six Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Basso Continuo – composed around 1768/69 and not before 1766 BR-JCFB B 37 \ Quartet No. 1 in D major (Wf VI/1) BR-JCFB B 38 \ Quartet No. 2 in G major (Wf VI/2) BR-JCFB B 39 \ Quartet No. 3 in C major (Wf VI/3) BR-JCFB B 40 \ Quartet No. 4 in D major (Wf VI/4) BR-JCFB B 41 \ Quartet No. 5 in F major (Wf VI/5) BR-JCFB B 42 \ Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major (Wf VI/6) Six Quartet for 2 Violins, viola and Basso Continuo – composed in England around 1778 BR-JCFB B 43 \ String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major BR-JCFB B 44 \ String Quartet No. 2 in B-flat major BR-JCFB B 45 \ String Quartet No. 3 in A major BR-JCFB B 46 \ String Quartet No. 4 in D major BR-JCFB B 47 \ String Quartet No. 5 in G major BR-JCFB B 48 \ String Quartet No. 6 in F major BR-JCFB B 49 \ (Wind) Septet for Oboe, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns in E-flat major (Wf IV/1) (lost) BR-JCFB B 50 – 53 \ 4 Marches for wind band (lost) BR-JCFB B Inc1 \ Trio Sonata for 2 violins & b.c. in B-flat major (Wf XX/3) BR-JCFB B Inc2 \ Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & b.c. in C major (lost) BR-JCFB B Inc3 \ Cello Sonata in D major (Wf X/2) (lost) BR-JCFB B Inc4 \ Violin Sonata (lost)

Orchestral works Seven Symphonies – composed before December 23, 1768 BR-JCFB C 1 \ Symphony in D major (Wf I/5) (lost) BR-JCFB C 1b \ Symphony in D major – keyboard reduction (Wf I/5) BR-JCFB C 2 – 3 \ 2 Symphonies (lost) BR-JCFB C 4 \ Symphony in D minor (Wf I/3) BR-JCFB C 5 \ Symphony in F major (Wf I/1) BR-JCFB C 6 \ Symphony in B-flat major (Wf I/2) BR-JCFB C 7 \ Symphony in E major (Wf I/4) Three Symphonies – composed by 1770 BR-JCFB C 8 – 9 \ 2 Symphonies(lost) BR-JCFB C 10 \ Symphony in C major (Wf I/6) Three Symphonies à 6- composed until 1770 BR-JCFB C 11 \ Symphony in D major (Wf I/8) (lost) BR-JCFB C 12 \ Symphony in G major (Wf I/7) (lost) BR-JCFB C 13 \ Symphony in D major (Wf I/9) (lost) BR-JCFB C 14 \ Symphony in E-flat major (Wf I/10) BR-JCFB C 15 – 17 \ 3 Symphonies (lost) Six Symphonies à 8 or à 10 – composed by 1792 BR-JCFB C 18 \ Symphony (lost) BR-JCFB C 19 \ Symphony no. 2 in D major (Wf I/11) (lost) BR-JCFB C 20 \ Symphony no. 3 in F major (Wf I/12) (lost) BR-JCFB C 21 \ Symphony no. 4 in D major (Wf I/13) (lost) BR-JCFB C 22 \ Symphony no. 5 in C major (Wf I/14) (lost) BR-JCFB C 23 \ Symphony no. 6 in G major (Wf I/15) BR-JCFB C 24 \ Symphony in E-flat major (Wf I/18) (lost) BR-JCFB C 25 \ Symphony in E-flat major (Wf I/19) (lost) BR-JCFB C 26 \ "Grand Symphony" in D major (Wf I/16) (lost) BR-JCFB C 27 \ Symphony in C major (Wf I/17) (lost) BR-JCFB C 28 \ Symphony in B-flat major (Wf I/20) – composed until August 1794 BR-JCFB C 29 \ Keyboard Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major (incorrectly attributed to JCB (Warb YC 90) BR-JCFB C 30a \ Keyboard Concerto no. 2(Orchestral version) in A major – until mid-May 1768 (Incorrectly attributed to CPE Bach and JC Bach) H383 and H490, Warb YC 91 BR-JCFB C 30b \ Keyboard Concerto no 2. (Keyboard solo) in A major – until mid-May 1768 (Incorrectly attributed to CPE Bach and JC Bach) H383, H384 Six Keyboard Concerto – Composed in England around 1778 or immediately after his return. BR-JCFB C 31 \ Keyboard Concerto "London No. 1" in G major BR-JCFB C 32 \ Keyboard Concerto "London No. 2" in F major BR-JCFB C 33 \ Keyboard Concerto "London No. 3" in D major BR-JCFB C 34 \ Keyboard Concerto "London No. 4" in E-flat major BR-JCFB C 35 \ Keyboard Concerto "London No. 5" in B-flat major BR-JCFB C 36 \ Keyboard Concerto "London No. 6" in C major BR-JCFB C 37 \ Harpsichord Concerto in E major – 1782 (Wf II/1) BR-JCFB C 38 \ Keyboard Concerto (1766) (lost) BR-JCFB C 39 \ Keyboard Concerto (1788) (lost) BR-JCFB C 40 \ Harpsichord Concerto in F major – 1782 (Wf II/4) BR-JCFB C 41 \ Harpsichord Concerto in D major – around 1780/85 (Wf II/2) BR-JCFB C 42 \ Keyboard Concerto in A major (Wf II/3) (lost) BR-JCFB C 43 \ "Concerto Grosso" in E-flat major – before September 1792 (Wf II/5) (1792) BR-JCFB C 44 \ Concerto for Keyboard and Viola in E-flat major – around 1790 (wf S. 152) BR-JCFB C 45 \ Concerto for Keyboard and Oboe in E-flat major (Wf III) (lost) BR-JCFB C 46 \ Keyboard Concerto in C major – identity of composer is uncertain – before 1749

Vocal works Liturgical Works Oratorios BR-JCFB D 1 \ Die Pillgrimme auf Golgatha – incorrectly attributed to CPE Bach H 862 BR-JCFB D 2a \ Original version Der Tod Jesu (Wf XIV/1) – (BWV 244/3, 244/62) – Performed April 13, 1770 BR-JCFB D 2b \ Later version Der Tod Jesu (Wf XIV/1) – erformed April 8, 1784 BR-JCFB D 3a \ Original version Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu (Wf XIV/10) – Performed April 19, 1772 BR-JCFB D 3b \ Later version Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu (Wf XIV/10) – around 1785 BR-JCFB D 4 \ Die Hirten bey der Krippe Jesu (Wf XIV/9) (lost) BR-JCFB D 5a \ Early version Die Kindheit Jesu (Wf XIV/2) – performed February 11, 1773 BR-JCFB D 5b \ Revised version Die Kindheit Jesu (Wf XIV/2) – around 1784/85 BR-JCFB D 6a \ Original version Die Auferweckung Lazarus (Wf XIV/3) – performed April 23, 1773 BR-JCFB D 6b \ Later version Die Auferweckung Lazarus (Wf XIV/3) – around 1785/90 BR-JCFB D 7 \ Der Fremdling auf Golgotha (Wf XIV/7) (lost) Cantata BR-JCFB D 8a \ Mosis Mutter und ihre Tochter (Wf XVII/3) (incomplete) – before February 1788 BR-JCFB D 8b \ Keyboard reduction Mosis Mutter und ihre Tochter (Wf XVII/3) (incomplete) – before February 1788

Mass/ Mass set/ Magnificat BR-JCFB E 1a \ Miserere BR-JCFB E 1b \ Miserere

Cantatas BR-JCFB F 1 \ Pfingstkantate (Wf XIV/4) (lost) BR-JCFB F 2 \ Sieh, Bückeburg, was Gott an Dir getan (lost) BR-JCFB F 3 \ Himmelfahrts-Musik (Wf XIV/8) BR-JCFB F 4 \ Michaels Sieg (Wf XIV/5) BR-JCFB F 5 \ Nun, teures Land, der Herr hat dich erhört (lost) BR-JCFB F 6 \ Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Wf XIV/11) (lost) BR-JCFB F 7 \ Gott wird deinen Fuß nicht gleiten lassen (Wf XIV/12) BR-JCFB F Inc1 \ Funeral Music for Count Philipp Ernst (lost) BR-JCFB F Inc2 \ Heut ist der Tag des Dankens, ihr Völker (lost)

Arias, cantatas and incidental music BR-JCFB G 1 \ Luci amate ah non piangete (Wf XVIII/8) BR-JCFB G 2 – 11 \ 10 Italian Arias (lost) BR-JCFB G 12 – 26 \ 15 Italian Cantatas (lost) BR-JCFB G 27 \ L'Inciampo (Wf XVIII/2) BR-JCFB G 28 – 44 \ 18 Italian Cantatas (lost) BR-JCFB G 45 \ Scenes for Il pastor fido (lost) BR-JCFB G 46 \ Cassandra (Wf XVIII/1) BR-JCFB G 47 \ Die Amerikanerin (Wf XVIII/3) BR-JCFB G 48 \ Ino (Wf XVIII/4) BR-JCFB G 49 \ Prokris und Cephalus (Wf XVIII/6) BR-JCFB G 50 \ Pygmalion (Wf XVIII/5) BR-JCFB G 51 \ Ariadne auf Naxos (lost) BR-JCFB G 52 \ Brutus (Wf XVII/1) (lost) BR-JCFB G 53 \ Philoktetes (Wf XVII/2) (lost) BR-JCFB G Inc1 \ Stimmt an, greift rasch in eure Saiten (lost) BR-JCFB G Inc2 \ Va crescendo il mio tormento

Songs BR-JCFB H 1 \ Lied: Ein dunkler Feind (Wf XIX/1.1) BR-JCFB H 2 \ Lied: Die Gespenster (Wf XIX/1.2) BR-JCFB H 3 \ Lied: Die Zeit (Wf XIX:/1.3) BR-JCFB H 4 \ Lied: Der Sieg über sich selbst (Wf XIX/1.4) BR-JCFB H 5 \ Lied: Der Nachbarin Climene (Wf XIX/1.5)

Other works in Wohlfarth's catalogue Wf V \ Sextet for piano, winds & strings in C major (see Johann Christian Bach WarB B 78) Wf XV/1 \ Ich lieg und schlafe ganz mit Frieden Wf XV/2 \ Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale motet on the hymn by Philipp Nicolai Wf XV/3 \ Dem Erlöser Wf XV/4 \ Unsere Auferstehung durch die Auferstehung Jesu Wf XVI/1 \ 5 Geistliche Lieder Wf XVI/2 \ 50 Geistliche Lieder Wf XVIII/7 \ O, wir bringen gerne dir Wf XVIIII/2 \ 24 Lieder Wf XX/1 \ Keyboard Concerto in C minor Wf XX/2 \ Keyboard Concerto in G major Wf XX/4 \ Fugue for keyboard in C minor Wf XXI/1 \ Arrangement of CPE Bach's "Weynachtslied" Wf XXI/2 \ Arrangement of CPE Bach's "Dancklied" Wf XXI/3 \ Arrangement of CPE Bach's "Der thätige Glaube"

Works not referenced in any catalogue Cello Sonata in G major

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Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach died on 26 January 1795 in Bückeburg.

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