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Sonata VI (by J.C. Bach) for Harp, Violin, and Cello. Edited by David Watkins
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This was our first - and only - rehearsal prior to the performance this Sunday!
We spent a wonderful 2.5 hours getting to know each other, trade musical visions, and plenty of laughter and stories! Instant friendship with kindred spirits!
Want to hear us live?!
For residents local to Michigan:
Come to St. James Episcopal Church, Grosse Ile, Michigan this Sunday at 10:00 A.M. to hear the conclusion of this piece and more! (The prelude BEGINS AT 9:50 A.M.)
Stacey Heisler Mason - violin
Chanah Ambuter - The Michigan Harpist - Chanah Ambuter
Jennifer Johnson - cello.
Attendance is free! Come! Bring friends!!
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Information on the piece:
"The Harp part carries the following inscription:
SONATA VI: with Accompaniments for a Violin and Violoncello, or may be played on the Harpischord as a Duet with the Harp. Composed by G. C. Bach, on the purpose for the editor to play.
G. C. Bach is Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782). In contemporary publications the more exotic Giovanni was sometimes used even though Bach was no longer living in Italy. 'The Editor' is the Welsh Harpist Edward Jones (1752-1824). From 1788 he was 'Harper to His Royal Majesty, the Prince of Wales.' He was a popular society figure giving harp lessons to the gentry and at the esame time establishing himself as a performer in the Bach-Abel Concerts.
The Trio is a very elegantly wrought piece and must rank as one of Bach's most successful pieces of chamber music. It is also interesting to notice how the Cello line is being freed from the constraints of the figured bass. The Harp part, which is concertante in style, yields a fascinating clue as to which kind of harp Edward Jones used in the performance of this work.
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David Watkins
Dewhurst Lodge
WADHURST
1986
10 апр 2024
