Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685 - July 28, 1750) was a German organist, composer, and musical scholar of the Baroque period, and is almost universally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. His works, noted for their intellectual depth, technical command, and artistic ...
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a family of musicians. It was only natural for him to pick up an instrument and excel in it. His father taught him how to play the violin and harpsichord at a very young age. All of Bach’s uncles were professional musicians, one of them; Johann ...
The works of the German composer and organist Johann Sebastian Bach are the utmost expression of polyphony (a style of musical composition in which two independent melodies are played side by side in harmony). He is probably the only composer ever to make full use of the possibilities of art...
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician In this biography, published on the 250th anniversary of Bachs death, the author demonstrates the connection between the composers life and music, showing how his inventiveness pervaded his career as musician, composer, performer, schola......
Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685 - July 28, 1750). German composer. He was born in Eisenach, now Germany. Bach was born into a lineage of musicians and interpreters very influential in German music from 1561. His father Johann Ambrosius, trumpeter o
The parents of Johann Sebastian were Johann Ambrosius Bach (11) and Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt (1644–94), daughter of a furrier and town councillor in Erfurt, Valentin Lämmerhirt (d 1665). Another Lämmerhirt daughter became the mother of Bach’s cousin J.G. Walther, suggesting that...
Johann Sebastian BachBiographyGerman composer known for the Brandenburg concertos, suites, preludes and chorales. Bach came from a long line of musicians and his first major job, at age 18, was church organist. He was cantor for 27 years at St. Thomas's Church in Leipzig. His music is ...
Cello Suite No.1 in G major (1) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 : Germany) Soloists: Mischa Maisky Record label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue ID: 4777442 4 Download 'Goldberg Variations - Aria' on iTunes Preview Goldberg Variations - Aria Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 : Germany) So...
Johann Sebastian Bach (b. Eisenach, 1685; d. Leipzig, 1750) Born into a musical family, Bach received his earliest instruction from his father. After his father's death in 1695, Bach moved to Ohrdruf, where he lived and studied organ with his older brother Johann Christoph. He also receiv...