Graupner, C.

Japanese: Graupner,C.(英語表記)GraupnerC
Graupner, C.

...His works from his time in Cöthen are full of the joy of life, as if reflecting a life of material and spiritual opulence.
[Late period (1723-50)]
In June 1722, the great composer J. Kuhnau, the cantor of the Thomaskirche in the great city of Leipzig in Saxony, died, and candidates for his successor included Telemann, the music director of Hamburg, and Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), the court conductor of Darmstadt. However, they refused the position, so the city council said, "Since we cannot get the best man, we will have to make do with someone who is mediocre," and decided to hire Bach in April 1723.

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Japanese:

…物質的にも精神的にも恵まれた生活を反映するかのように,ケーテン時代の作品には生命の喜びが躍動している。
[後期(1723‐50)]
 1722年6月,ザクセンの大都市ライプチヒではトーマス教会カントルの大作曲家J.クーナウが没し,後任としてハンブルクの音楽監督テレマンやダルムシュタットの宮廷楽長グラウプナーChristoph Graupner(1683‐1760)らが候補に上がった。しかし彼らが就任を拒否したため,市参事会は〈最良の人物が得られない以上,中庸な者でがまんしなければなるまい〉と言って,23年4月にバッハの採用を決定した。…

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