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Heinrich Abraham von Boyneburg (Court Offices, Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: 1713 - Thuringia, Germany
Died: 1771- Schloß Weilar (near Salzungen), Thuringia, Germany |
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Heinrich Abraham von Boyneburg [Boineburg] was born the son of Georg Heinrich von Boineburg (Aug 31, 1656-1729) and Rabel von Boineburg. He studied Universität Leipzig (enrolled on May 19, 1730). He served in various offices at the court of Hessen-Kassel, and lived in Schloß Weilar (near Salzungen).
On a copy of the violin sonata BWV 1021, made jointly by Anna Magdalena Bach and J.S. Bach around 1732, is this note referring to Heinrich Abraham von Boyneburg: "Unter mehrern Handstücken meines Onkels väterl. Seite, der in Leipzig auf der Akademie Unterricht von diesem großen Mann genoß, aufgefunden" (This page was found among several handpieces from my uncle, who enjoyed lessons from this great man at the academy in Leipzig). This information, recorded by the nephew Christoph Ernst Abraham Albert von Boyneburg [Boineburg] (Dec 27, 1752-Dec 30, 1840), apparently goes back to a family tradition and can certainly claim credibility.
More recent research shows that the sonata is actually a collective effort, with Anna Magdalena Bach copying the main music text, and J.S. Bach adding the movement headings, key signatures and (in an extremely careful way) figures to the basso continuo. The manuscripts were produced on behalf of the J.S. Bach student Heinrich Abraham von Boineburg and eventually ended up in the possession of Manfred Gorke; they were opened to the public for the first time in 1935. Introduction in Ger-Eng. Limited edition of 1100 copies. Distinctive portfolio with green paper boards, black linen spine, and hinged flaps. $80
References: Koska: A-26 |
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Source:
1. Bernd Koska: Bachs Privatschüler in Bach-Jahrbuch 2019, English translation by Aryeh Oron (May 2020)
2. Johann Ludwig Heim: Hennebergische Chronica: Der uralten löblichen Grafen und Fürsten, Volume 3 (1776), p 86
2. Bits & pieces from other sources
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2020) |
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Georg Heinrich von Boineburg (Geni) |
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Bibliography |
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Sources: Q/L: D-LEb, Go. S. 3; Schulze Bach-Überlieferung, S. 90; U. Leisinger, Die Bach-Quellen der Forschungs- und Landesbibliothek Gotha. Handschriften und frühe Drucke, Gotha 1993 (Veröffentlichungen der Forschungs- und Landesbibliothek Gotha. 31.), S. 17f., 84, 87f.; J. S. Bach, Sonate G-Dur für Violine und Basso continuo (BWV 1021) und Präludium Cis-Dur (BWV 848/1), mit einer Einführung hrsg. von H.-J. Schulze, Leipzig 2001 (Faksimile-Reihe Bachscher Werke und Schriftstücke. Neue Folge. 1.), S. 4f.; Zedler IV (1733), S. 461; J. G. Biedermann, Geschlechtsregister Der Reichsfrey unmittelbaren Ritterschaft Landes zu Franken Löblichen Orts Rhön und Werra […], Bayreuth 1749, Tabula XLVIII A; J. L. Heim, Hennebergische Chronika […], Meiningen 1776, S. 86 |
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