J.N. Forkel planned a detailed Bach biography in the early 1770s and carefully collected first-hand information on Bach, chiefly from his two eldest sons; the book appeared in 1802, by when the Bach revival had begun and various projected collected editions of Bach’s works were under way;...
Biography Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was music's most sublime creative genius. Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist of the Baroque Era. View more Bach video Bach features 10 of Bach’s all-time best pieces of music Yo-Yo Ma on how Bach...
About 'Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring' Artist: J.S.Bach (biography) Born: 21 March 1685 , Eisenach Died: 28 July 1750 , Leipzig The Artist: One of the greatest composers of all time. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. He spent most of ...
About 'Bist Du Bei Mir' Artist: J.S.Bach (biography) Born: 21 March 1685 , Eisenach Died: 28 July 1750 , Leipzig The Artist: One of the greatest composers of all time. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. He spent most of his life as...
add Johann Sebastian Bach to 'my astro'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...
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...
Brief Biography 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....
Biography(large) Iconography Notes on Bach's music(extracts) Works[, list of] Bibliography(txt file) Inventionsand Sinfonias (from BWV 772 to BWV 801) Sheet music (PDF)available for subscribers! The Max Regers Transcriptions [a 3] of the Bach's Inventionshere. ...
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......
About 'Air on the G string' Artist: J.S.Bach (biography) Born: 21 March 1685 , Eisenach Died: 28 July 1750 , Leipzig The Artist: One of the greatest composers of all time. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. He spent most of his lif...