Weimar court
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The Weimar court was the ducal residence and musical center of the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar in early 18th-century Germany, known for its patronage of prominent composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ducal court
→
musical center → |
| associatedWith |
Weimar Schlosskirche (court chapel)
→
Weimar city church (Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul) → |
| BachEmploymentEnd |
1717
→
|
| BachEmploymentPromotion |
1714
→
|
| BachEmploymentStart |
1708
→
|
| BachPosition |
concertmaster
→
court organist → |
| country |
Holy Roman Empire
→
|
| employed |
Johann Gottfried Walther
→
Johann Sebastian Bach → Kapellmeister → court orchestra → court organist → |
| governedBy |
House of Wettin
→
|
| governmentType |
ducal residence court
→
|
| hasPart |
court chapel
→
court orchestra → ducal residence → |
| hasRole |
center of Lutheran sacred music
→
employer of court musicians → |
| historicalRegion |
Central Germany
→
|
| influenced |
German Baroque church music
→
development of Bach’s organ style → |
| knownFor |
cultivation of organ repertoire
→
high-quality chapel music → support of innovative Baroque composition → |
| language |
German
→
|
| locatedIn |
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
NERFINISHED
→
Germany → Thuringia NERFINISHED → Weimar → |
| notableEvent |
Bach’s service as court organist and concertmaster
→
|
| patronOf |
Georg Philipp Telemann
→
Johann Gottfried Walther → Johann Sebastian Bach → Lutheran church music → instrumental music → organ music → |
| predecessor |
court of Saxe-Weimar before Baroque reforms
→
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Lutheranism
→
|
| ruledBy |
Duke Ernst August of Saxe-Weimar
→
Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar → |
| successor |
court of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
→
|
| timePeriod |
Baroque era
→
early 18th century → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Johann Sebastian Bach
→
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ("Ducal Court of Saxe-Weimar") → |
employer |