Why Is Bach Important

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Johann S. Bach was one of the greatest composers of all time. I chose him because I really like his style and how his music tells stories. Also how he traveled to different countries to learn different styles that influenced and helped create his own. Bach has always been an inspiration to me. This is a biography about one of the most influential composers of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach. The Bach family was one of the most famous musical families of the modern era having over seventy professional musicians in their family, usually intermarrying with other musical families. Their Children were taught to sing or play an instrument from a young age. Their daughters were trained alongside the sons, but rarely performed at public venues after …show more content…

Michael School in Lüneburg. There he received traditional education and served in their musical ensembles. Beside Bach’s father, he also received musical training from his uncle, brother and Georg Böhm, a renowned organist. Bach also traveled to find out other prominent musicians, including Adam Reinken. In 1705 and 1706 he made a documented travel to Lübeck to hear Dietrich Buxtehude, putting Bach under the influence of some of the greatest musicians of his time (Daniel R. Melamed, New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2011, Volume …show more content…

His first known job was as a lackey at the Weimar court. In 1703 he became organist in the Neukirche in Arnstadt, which was a small town job. In 1707 he accepted the organist position at St. Blasius Church in Mühlhausen. He was also the organist in the court ensemble of Weinmar in 1708 and by this time was very familiar with the French and Italian instrumental music. In 1714 he was the concertmaster where he was in charge of composing a church cantata every month, this was his first job that required the regular composition of sacred music. Bach became the capellmiester of the court of Cöthen where he played for court birthdays and composed the Brandenburg Concertos. His Final job was in 1723 where he became the music director of the St. Thomas School in Leipzig where he provided music for four churches and taught students. (Daniel R. Melamed, New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2011, Volume 1). By 1740, Bach began to go blind, but continued to work. He still traveled and performed for Fredrick the Great, King of Prussia in 1747. 1749 he started to compose “The Art of Fugue,” but he didn’t complete it. He had surgery the following year in an attempt to fix his eyesight, but the surgery left him completely blind. Bach died from a stroke the following year on July 28, 1750 in Leipzig (Johann Sebastian

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