Guide to Bach Tour

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Description | Events in Life History of J.S. Bach | Performance Dates of J.S. Bach’s Vocal Works | Features of Interest | Information & Links | Photos | Maps

Description

Lüneburg (65,000 inhabitants), after which the heath - so celebrated in song and history – is named, is over 1,000 years old. Noble buildings and works of art of inestimable value dating from the heyday of the town’s prosperity as salt and Hanseatic town have been preserved: magnificently decorated churches, Gothic brick façades and much, much more – and all revealed to best advantage by the visitor on foot.

J.S. Bach spent two of his most adolescent years as choirboy at St. Michael’s Monastery school in Lüneburg. He passed his school-leaving certificate there. During that period, he may well have admired the magnificent organ and its superb Baroque screen in the Gothic Church of St. John. The Bach Week is taged in his honour during the summer of each year, featuing performances of many of his works.

Germany's only salt museum, the historic Hanseatic port, the medieval Town Hall and the restored Old Town - the urban landscape of Lüneburg which has been preserved up to the present day bears witness to the impressive technical and cultural achievements of the town.

Events in Life History of J.S. Bach

Date/Year	Event
Lüneburg & Weimar (1700-1703)
Mar 15, 1700	Leaves Ohrdruf for Lüneburg, St. Midrad’s School
1700	Enrolment in the Michaelisschule in Lüneburg, where he receives a comprehensive musical education
1700-1702	Contact with Georg Böhm in Lüneburg
Apr (Easter) 1702	Graduation from Michaelisschule and return to Thuringia (probably Ohrdruf)

Performance Dates of J.S. Bach’s Vocal Works: None.

Features of Interest

Information & Links

The largest preserved medieval town hall in Germany
St. Michael Monastery: dating from the 14^th century
Lüneburg Town Hall: with 13-18^th century architectural elements.
German Salt Museum.
13/14^th century Church of St. John with its notable organ and high altar.
St. Michael Church, consecrated in 1418.
The 12^th century Lüne Monastery with its collection of art treasures and exhibition of medieval textiles.
Old harbour area: with the crane, rustic bars.

Tourist-Information
Verkehrsverein Lüneburg e.V.
Rathaus-Am Markt
D-21335 Lüneburg
Tel.: +49-4131/207-6620
Fax: +49-4131/207-6644
E-Mail: stadt_lg@t-online.de | lueneburg-marketing@lueneburg.de
Website: Lüneburg (Official Website) [German]

Lüneburg (Wikipedia) [various languages]
Lüneburg (Meinestadt) [German]

Lüneburg 1700-1702 (Koster)
The J.S. Bach Tourist 4: Lüneburg Heath (Koster)
The J.S. Bach Tourist 5: Lüneburg (Koster)
On the Traces of J.S. Bach: Lüneburg (Germany Tourism) [German/English]
J.S. Bach Biographie: Lüneburg 1700-1702 (Schlu) [German]
J.S. Bach Education & Career: Lüneburg 1700-1703 (T.A. Smith)

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (March 2004)

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Last update: ýMarch 21, 2004 ý13:50:16