Composer of the Month
Composer of the Month
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach a town in Germany in 1685. Bach's father taught him to play violin and harpsichord. His
uncle, Johann Christoph Bach, introduced him to the organ. In 1707, Bach married his second cousin Maria Barbara Bach. They had 7 children. In 1720 Maria died. Bach married his second wife Anna Magdalena Wilcke in 1721. Bach had 13 more children with Anna Magdalena. He had 20 children in all. In 1723, Bach became the cantor, organist, and music composer for St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Leipzig, Germany. Bach remained there for the rest of his life. Some of Bach's most famous works include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Well-Tempered Clavier, and the celebrated organ work Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Johann Sebastian Bach died in 1750. Today, Bach is considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time. In fact, he is now such an important composer that the year of his death is a defining point in music history. It marks the end of the Baroque Era, pronounced Baroque. |