Havn't posted anything here in a while, so here's something. Working on a sequence, the life and death of Leopold Augustus Bach. The players here are Sebastian (JS Bach, 33); his wife, Maria Barbara; (34) Maria Barbara's elder sister, part of the household, Friedelena (43); his daughter Catherina (10); the three sons, Friedemann (9), Gottfried (5), and Carl (4); Duke Earnst August of Weimar (30) and Dutchess Wilhelmene, (23); and Leopold, Prince of Anhault Köthen (25). And i needed a midwife, Frau . . . and the first name that came to mind was.. . . Blüchermann. (Blame Mel Brooks, lol.) anyway: four pages.
EDIT: Have re-uploaded this several times, tweaking and tweaking, and this final version (actually, "final version" 16 now) is different from the previous ones in a small but I think important way. I had wanted this birth scene to be quick and light-hearted, but hadn't really acknowledged the seriousness of giving bifth at this time, 1718, always potentially life-threatening for both mother and child. And so, in addition to the little bit of comedy around Sebastian's "schedule" a bit of fear, just a hint. Friedelena, instead of ending her line with "it is time." Says, instead, "It will go well. I know it.," deepening a little, I think, both of their characters, he primarily concerned for Barbara, and she for both parents.
EDIT: Have re-uploaded this several times, tweaking and tweaking, and this final version (actually, "final version" 16 now) is different from the previous ones in a small but I think important way. I had wanted this birth scene to be quick and light-hearted, but hadn't really acknowledged the seriousness of giving bifth at this time, 1718, always potentially life-threatening for both mother and child. And so, in addition to the little bit of comedy around Sebastian's "schedule" a bit of fear, just a hint. Friedelena, instead of ending her line with "it is time." Says, instead, "It will go well. I know it.," deepening a little, I think, both of their characters, he primarily concerned for Barbara, and she for both parents.
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