Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt

Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt (24 February 1644, Erfurt – 1 May 1694, Eisenach) was the mother of Johann Sebastian Bach.

She was a daughter of Valentin Lämmerhirt (or Lemmerhirt, 1605–1665), a furrier and coachman in Erfurt, and Eva Barbara Lämmerhirt (d. 1673).[1] On 8 April 1668, she married her friend since childhood, Johann Ambrosius Bach. The couple were devout Anabaptists. Her high social position in the city was said to benefit her husband's musical career.[2] The couple left Erfurt in 1671 and settled in Eisenach, where in 1685 their eighth son, Johann Sebastian Bach, was born. In addition to taking care of her family, there were also generally three music apprentices between the ages of 15-20 in the home.[1]

Her half-sister Martha Dorothea was the mother of composer and lexicographer Johann Gottfried Walther, who became a friend of Johann Sebastian.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Wolff, Christoph (2002). "Springs of Musical Talent and Lifelong Influences: EISENACH, 1685-1695". Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician. Oxford University Press. pp. 13–32. ISBN 978-0-19-924884-1.
  2. ^ Kruse, Andreas (2014). "Media in vita – eine psychologische Analyse der Familiengeschichte und Biografie Johann Sebastian Bachs". Die Grenzgänge des Johann Sebastian Bach (in German). Springer Spektrum Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-54627-3.
  3. ^ Emery, Walther & Wolff, Christoph (2001). "Bach. III. 7. Johann Sebastian Bach. 1. Childhood". In Sadie, Stanley & Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.‎

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