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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a great German composer and organist.
He was born on March 31, 1685 in the city of Eisenach.
Little Bach originally had a passion for music, because his ancestors were professional musicians.
After the death of his parents, Johann Bach was taken over by his brother Johann Christoph.
He taught the future composer to play the clavier, organ.
Then Bach went to study at a singing school in the city of Lüneburg.
There he gets acquainted with the work of modern musicians, develops comprehensively.
During the years 1700-1703, the first organ music of Bach was written.
After completing his studies, Johann Sebastian was sent to Duke Ernst as a musician at the court.
Then he was invited to be a caretaker in the organ hall of the church in Arnstadt, after which he became an organist.
During this time, many works of Bach were written.
Later he became an organist in the city of Muhlhausen.
In 1707, Bach married Maria Barbara – his cousin.
In the biography of Bach of those times, many positive changes were noted.
The authorities were satisfied with his work, and the composer received a reward for publishing the work.
However, Bach again decided to change jobs, this time becoming a court organist in Weimar.
In this city, three children are born in the musician's family.
Bach's music is filled with the best trends of that time thanks to the teaching of other composers.
The next employer of Bach, who highly appreciated his talent, was the Duke of Anhalt of Keten.
During the period from 1717 to 1723, Bach's magnificent suites (for orchestra, cello, claviers) appeared.
In 1720, Bach's wife died, but a year later the composer remarried, now to a singer.
The happy family had 13 children.
During his stay in Keten, Bach's Brandenburg Concertos were written.
In 1723, the musician became a teacher at the church, then a music director in Leipzig.
Johann Sebastian Bach's wide repertoire included secular, wind music.
During his life, Johann Sebastian Bach managed to be the head of the music college.
Several cycles of the composer Bach used all kinds of instruments ("Musical Offering", "The Art of Fugue").
In the last years of his life, Bach quickly lost his sight.
His music was then considered unfashionable, outdated.
However, now Bach music schools are open all over the world, and more than one generation has learned from the works of the great composer.
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Activity Composer, Musician
Date of birth March 31, 1685
Zodiac sign Aries
Date of death July 28, 1750
Place of birth Germany, Eisenach
Full name (Rus) Johann Sebastian Bach
Full name (English) Johann Sebastian Bach
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