Johann Sebastian Bach

The piece I am going to play is written by a famous composer and I am certain you
have all heard of him. His name is Johann Sebastian Bach and as a famous
accomplished composer he is known to this day. Bach could play many instruments
from a young age and was a highly recognised soprano singer in his youth. He
played the organ and many other keyboard like instruments of the time, it is also
believed he played the violin and baroque flute. Bach was born in 1685 in Germany
and is likely the most famous composer of his era if not of all time.

Bach came from a family were music was common and spanned back over seven
generations. He was the eighth child in his family and like all his siblings was
exposed to a fair amount of music at a young age. He became famous and many over
his concertos were praised by other musicians of the time, his pieces were even
praised by royalty. Bach died in 1750 aged 65, however is still remembered long after
his death as one of the greatest composers.

Facts

- Both Bachs parents died when he was 10

- Bach was awarded a diamond ring in 1714 from the Crown Prince Frederick
of Sweden who was amazed at his playing
- Bach spent several weeks in prison after angering a Duke
- Bach lived very close to another famous composer George Frederick Handle
however they never met.
- Bach spent his entire career in a small part of Germany despite being famous
throughout Europe.
- He had 20 children
- He died of complications after eye surgery
- Bach was fond of incorporating the numbers 14 and 41 into his musical works,
because they were derived from the mystical numerology values of the letters in
his own name.
- He was very short tempered
- He was obsessed with coffee and even wrote a humorous song about it
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