Johann Sebastian Bach
31st March 1685 - 28th July 1750
This June, we are celebrating a magnificent classical composer from the baroque period, Johann Sebastian Bach. He was born in Eisenach, Germany and he came from a great musical family who were also very good composers.
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Here are some of Bach's best musical pieces. Happy listening!
This is the beginning of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 - one of the best pieces of music ever written for cello!
Brandenburg Concert No. 5
- He wrote over 1000 pieces of music!
- Much of his music was written for the church
- Much of his music was written to teach people how to play an instrument, especially harpsichord or organ
- He was thrown into prison by his boss (the Duke in Wiemer) for accepting another job with better pay
- Much of his music has been lost, but every so often, someone finds a new piece by Bach
- He was totally blind during the last year of his life, and he passed away from a stroke and a high fever
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