Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician born in 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. He was sent to school at age 8 to study music, where he learned to copy the works of previous masters by hand. Bach held several musical positions throughout his career, including as choirmaster in Arnstadt. He married twice and had 22 children total, though many died in childhood. Considered a master of organ and counterpoint, Bach composed hundreds of works and helped develop fugue and chorale writing. He died in 1750 in Leipzig, Germany.

1. Иоганн Себастьян
Бах
1685-1750
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3. Фамилия БАХА

5. Bach’s Life
 Родился 21 марта 1685 Эйзенах, Германия.
 В возрасте 8 лет он был разослан школу для
изучения музыки.
 Бах научились создавать вручную, копирование
работы предыдущих мастеров.
 Он изучал орган и пения в школе.
 Его первая работа была, как хормейстер в
Арнштадте.

6.  Bach married his second cousin Maria in 1707 -
they moved to Muhlhausen.
 Bach was a very talented organist and was in
high demand - he was also very picky and made
a lot of his employers angry - he once wanted to
quit working for employer so badly, he went to
prison in order to do so.
 Maria died in 1721.
 Bach then married Anna Magdalena in 1723 -
she was 20, he was 36.

7.  Soon after they were married, Bach
landed a very good job in Leipzig as the
choirmaster of the St. Thomas School.
 Bach had 22 children in all - 12 of whom
died at a young age. 10 with Maria, 12
with Anna Magdalena.
 Bach died on July 28, 1750.

8. Famous Compositions
 Toccata and Fugue in D minor
 St. Matthews Passion
 Brandenburg Concertos No. 1-6
 Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring
 Well Tempered Clavier
 Hundreds of works for Organ

9. Bach’s Works Online

10. His Musical Mark
 He basically invented the art of four part
chorale writing.
 He mastered the art of the fugue.
 His Well Tempered Clavier is the most
important piece of “piano” music ever written.
 Bach’s music is still very highly regarded today
for it’s modernity and it’s complexity.

11. Bach’s Manuscripts

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