Johann Sebastian

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Johann Sebastian Bach Facts

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of

the Baroque period who is known to have written at least 1,000
compositions over his lifetime.

EARLY AND PERSONAL LIFE

★ Bach was born in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, on 31 March 1685.

Bach came from a family of musicians, stretching back several
generations. At the age of seven, he went to school where he
received religious instruction and studied Latin and other subjects.
The Lutheran faith would influence his later musical works.
★ He was orphaned at the age of 10 when both of his parents died. He
moved in with his eldest brother, Johann Christoph Bach, who was
an organist for St. Michael's Church in Ohrdruf.
★ There he studied, performed and wrote down music and his brother
taught him how to play the clavichord (an early piano).
★ In 1700, Bach was sent to St. Michael's School in Lüneburg. It was
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★ Bach’s time at St Michael’s School was important as it exposed him
to European culture and he also sang in the choir, played the organ
and harpsichord. Being committed to music, Bach developed a
reputation for being very disciplined, methodical and well trained for
his age.
★ After graduating, Bach gained his first job in 1703. He was the
musician at the court of Duke Johann Ernst in Weimar. He served as
a jack-of-all-trades, playing the violin and, at times, filling in for the
official organist.
★ In 1706, Bach applied for a post as organist at the Blasius Church in
Mühlhausen. He was paid very well and lived comfortably and had a
good choir to work with.
★ Later that year, Bach married Maria Barbara Bach, who was his
second cousin. They moved to Weimar and had four children
together: a daughter, Catharina Dorothea, and three sons, Wilhelm
Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel, and Johann Gottfried Bernhard.
They had a further three children but they all died in infancy.
★ While in Weimar, Bach composed many keyboard and orchestral
works and was influenced by composers like Vivaldi, Corelli, and
Torelli.
★ In 1717, Bach accepted a position with Prince Leopold of
Anhalt-Cöthen. The prince had a passion for music and Bach played
the violin for him and took musical scores along when traveling
abroad.
★ In 1720, Bach’s wife died suddenly while he was traveling with
Prince Leopold.

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★ A year later, in 1721, Bach met
and married Anna Magdalena
Wilcke, a young woman who was
also a highly gifted soprano.
★ They had 13 children together and
six survived to adulthood.
★ In 1721, he gave tribute to the
Duke of Brandenburg by
composing and performing a
series of orchestral concertos,
which came to be known as the
Brandenburg Concertos. These
concertos are considered to be
some of his greatest works.
★ By 1740, Bach had developed
problems with his eyesight, but he
continued to work, travel and
perform, playing for Frederick the
Great, the king of Prussia in 1747.
★ In 1749, he started a new
composition called The Art of
Fugue, but did not complete it. He
tried to fix his failing sight by
having surgery the following year,
but the operation ended up leaving
him completely blind.
★ Bach died in Leipzig on July 28,
1750, after developing
complications from the surgery. He
was 65 years old.
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MUSICAL STYLES
As a devout Lutheran, Bach was largely influenced by
his faith and it can be heard in his music. The Lutheran
chorale formed the basis of much of his work.

These words are a few musical styles from the Classical genre. Listen to
some examples and decide which one you like the most. Describe what you
like about it.

1. ROBAQEU
2. GUUFE
3. TORAROIO
4. TATACAN
5. LERUDEP
6. NATASO
7. TDUEE
8. CERCONTO
9. LTZWA
10. PHOSYMNY

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ANSWER KEY

These words are a few musical styles from the Classical genre. Listen to
some examples and decide which one you like the most. Describe what you
like about it.

1. BAROQUE
2. FUGUE
3. ORATORIO
4. CANTATA
5. PRELUDE
6. SONATA
7. ETUDE
8. CONCERTO
9. WALTZ
10. SYMPHONY

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