Bach At Leipzig
by Itamar Moses

Name: Bach At Leipzig
Brand: Itamar Moses
SKU: 9780573651441
Rating: 4.14 (114 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Male

120 mins18th CenturyAll MenInterior SetPeriod CostumesAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers generally find "Bach At Leipzig" to be a clever and entertaining mix of humor and profound themes. Many praise its engaging characters and witty dialogue, noting that it's an enjoyable experience for anyone interested in music history. A few reviewers find it less engaging when read rather than performed, indicating that the experience may vary depending on the medium.

Clever mix of humor and profound themesEngaging characters and witty dialogueHighly recommended for music studentsSome found it hard to follow the dialogue

Synopsis

Charaters: 7 male

Full Length Comedy/Farce

Interior set

Leipzig Germany - 1722.

Johann Kuhnau revered organist of the Thomaskirche suddenly dies leaving his post vacant.

The town council invites musicians to audition for the coveted position among them young Johann Sebastian Bach.

In an age where musicians depend on patronage from the nobility or the church to pursue their craft the post at a prominent church in a cultured city is a near guarantee of fame and fortune -which

Press Reviews

"The most stylish and substantive play based on classical music since Peter Shaffer's Amadeus ."
— Ithaca Times

"A funny, fiercely intelligent romp."
— Los Angeles Times

"A fleet-footed, quick-witted, brain-teasing farce. It's a joy."
— San Francisco Chronicle

"If you like super-smart silliness, be ready to laugh until your ribs are sore. A who's-on-first farce full of theatrical trickery and fizzy verbal slapstick."
— The Wall Street Journal

"A remarkably silly yet intellectually stirring comedy. Deserves to be a minor classic. Reaches for an ineffable beauty and mystery that is hard to shake."
— Queen Anne News

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Georg Balthasar Schott organist at the Neuekirche in Leipzig, fifties.	—	—	organist at the Neuekirche in Leipzig, fifties.
Georg Lenck organist and Kantor at Laucha, late thirties.	—	—	organist and Kantor at Laucha, late thirties.
Johann Martin Steindorff organist and Kantor at Zwickau, twenties.	—	—	organist and Kantor at Zwickau, twenties.
Georg Friedrich Kaufmann organist and Kantor at Merseburg, fifties.	—	—	organist and Kantor at Merseburg, fifties.
Georg Friedrich Graupner organist and Kapellmeister at Dramstadt, fifties.	—	—	organist and Kapellmeister at Dramstadt, fifties.
The Greatest Organist In Germany organist and Kantor at Hamburg.	—	—	organist and Kantor at Hamburg.
Johann Friedrich Fasch organist and Kapellmeister at Zerbst, fifties.	—	—	organist and Kapellmeister at Zerbst, fifties.