Cöthen court

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The Cöthen court was the princely residence of Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen, renowned as the place where Johann Sebastian Bach composed many of his important instrumental works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf princely court
residence
associatedEra Baroque
surface form: Baroque period
associatedWith Johann Sebastian Bach
country Holy Roman Empire
employed Johann Sebastian Bach
employedAsKapellmeister Johann Sebastian Bach
employedPosition Kapellmeister
governedBy House of Ascania
hasAlternativeName Cöthen court
surface form: Court of Anhalt-Cöthen

Cöthen court
surface form: Köthen court
hasArtisticDiscipline composition
instrumental performance
music
hasComposerInResidence Johann Sebastian Bach
hasCourtChapel Cöthen court self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cöthen court chapel
hasCulturalHeritage Bach’s instrumental works
hasEmployer Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
hasGenreSupported chamber music
instrumental concerto
keyboard music
sonata
suite
hasMonarch Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
hasRole musical center
historicalSignificance major center for Bach’s instrumental output
knownFor Bach’s chamber music
Bach’s instrumental compositions
Bach’s keyboard music
Bach’s orchestral works
languageOfCourt German
locatedIn Anhalt-Cöthen
Köthen
musicFocus instrumental music
secular music
notableWorkComposedThere Brandenburg Concertos
Cello Suites
Orchestral suites (Bach)
Violin Partitas and Sonatas
surface form: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin

The Well-Tempered Clavier
surface form: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
partOf Anhalt-Cöthen
surface form: Principality of Anhalt-Cöthen
patronageStyle secular court patronage
patronOf Johann Sebastian Bach
instrumental music
religionOfRuler Calvinism
residenceOf Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
ruledBy Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
timePeriod early 18th century

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Johann Sebastian Bach employer Cöthen court
Cöthen court hasCourtChapel Cöthen court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cöthen court chapel
Cöthen court hasAlternativeName Cöthen court
this entity surface form: Köthen court
Cöthen court hasAlternativeName Cöthen court
this entity surface form: Court of Anhalt-Cöthen
Anhalt-Cöthen notableFor Cöthen court
this entity surface form: Cöthen court chapel
Anhalt-Cöthen hasCourt Cöthen court
Köthen hasCulturalInstitution Cöthen court
this entity surface form: palace of Köthen (Schloss Köthen)