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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mar. 21, 1685 -to- July 28, 1750
Baroque

Bach was the most renown musician of a family whose musical roots could be traced deep within its ancestry. It is believed that Bach’s musical talents were most likely proven when he began to play strings, something his father was known for. By the year 1695, both of Bach’s parents were no longer living and he was cared for by his elder brother who also instructed him at the keyboard.

After being in a poor boy’s choir he became a talented organist. After he became a member of a local orchestra he was appointed the organist of a new church in Arnstadt. All these incredible accomplishments he had made by his eighteenth birthday. While at Arnstadt, besides creating troubles between himself and other musicians, he gained a admirable reputation and created many of his early works.

During June of 1707, Bach was given a post at the Blasius Church of Mühlhausen in Thuringia. He later moved there and married a cousin of his. His experience at this church was generally much better than at Arnstadt. He produced many of his famous works including the renown organ work Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

On June 25, 1708 he resigned for reasons that are still unknown to this day. He would go on to become a concertmaster at Weimar, although he would eventually request to leave that position as well, and was expected to produce a Cantata every month.

As time passed, Bach would be given another opportunity which gave him the will-power to try and leave Weimar again, this time the method he tried would lead the Duke to imprison him for a month (Nov. 6 - Dec. 2) and after leaving he would move to Köthen and become a musical director.

During the year of 1720 Bach’s wife passed away unexpectedly causing grief for a brief period, but was promptly ended in 1721 when he married a trumpeter’s daughter.

On April 13th, he received permission to leave Köthen and on May 13th he was sworn in at Leipzig. At Leipzig he was expected to supply performers for 4 churches. He did so relatively successfully.

After visiting one of his sons Bach contracted a final illness and after unsuccessful eye operations he died on July 28, 1750, at Leipzig. His wife, Anna, was left in a poor state and neither her sons or Bach’s did anything for her. She died in 1760 leaving with a pauper’s funeral.

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