1. Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach lived a very interesting life, which impacted his musical style in many ways. His music has it's own style which was a collaboration of techniques of people that preceded him as well as those that lived during his time. One of Bach's greatest works is the Mass in B Minor. The Mass was writing in the later part of his life so many different styles and forms are found throughout his work. Bach's music has something special way of reaching people of all ages, races, cultures and backgrounds. .
Bach was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany, to Johann Ambrosius Bach and Maria Elisabeth Lammerhirt. Bach spent most of his childhood in Eisenach and began his first formal school in 1690. In 1694 his mother died and soon after Bach's father remarried. Less then three months after his father remarried, Ambrosius Bach passed away after suffering from a serious long-term illness. Bach was then sent to live with his brother, who was an organist in Ohrdruf. According to Christoph Wolff, "In the obituary Emanuel stated that his father had his first keyboard lessons from Christoph, at Ohrdruf; in 1775, replying to Forkel, he said that Christoph might have trained him simply as an organist, and that Sebastian became "a pure and strong fuguist" through his own efforts" (Wolff). In 1700 Christoph passed away and Bach was left homeless (Wolff). Elias Herda, the Kantor at the Lyceum arranged for Bach to travel to Luneburg and joined the Mettenchor. Bach was welcomed into the choir because of his beautiful treble voice, but soon after arriving his voice changed and his position changed to that of an accompaniment role. He there attended the Michaelisschule for no charge because he was involved with the Mettenchor. While he attended the Michaelisschule he was required to perform a vast range of music, which affected Bach's own musical style. It is unknown when Bach left Luneburg, but he was next recorded at the Duke's court in Weimar.
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Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a musically gifted family and was devoted to music throughput his childhood and adult years. ... Bach went to Muhlhausen as an organist in 1707. There he married his cousin Maria Barbara Bach; together they had seven children. ... Actually I think my church may have used one or more Bach's cantatas recently. ... I must say that it is my favorite Bach piece. ...
Johann Sebastian Bach was a forefather to music. ... In October 1705, Bach went to Lubeck to study with the distinguished Danish-born German organist and composer Dietrich Buxtehude, which largely affected Bach. ... In 1723, Bach moved to Leipzig were he spent the rest of his life. ... Johann Sebastian Bach's greatest impact to music was his own music. The importance of Bach's music is due to his intellect. ...
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Bach suffered early trauma when his parents died in 1695. ... By this time Bach had been married for several years. ... Bach, and J.C. Bach. ... In Bach's time, nothing was quite as important as the church and Bach's mass is a testament to that. ...
This suggests that perhaps Bach intended to give two separate roles for the cembalo player. ... Bach Reader mentions that 'In ensemble music Bach changed the role of the harpsichord in instrumental combinations from that of mere accompanying instrument to that of full partner. ... Fuller-Maitland suggested that Bach must have played the keyboard solo part. He says: 'Bach must have played the harpsichord himself in this piece. ... Bach's writing that Bach liked to play the viola in the orchestra but in this work he took the solo harpsichord part instead of the viola part and le...
From Bach's Birth to His Time in Cothen Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 to a family of musicians in Eisenach, Germany. ... Lutheranism and Martin Luther's close association to these two towns must have influenced Bach. ... In 1700, Bach left his brother for the town of Luneburg to attend the school at St. ... (Seaton 230-232) Bach returned to the court of the duke of Weimar, this time as an organist. ... (Seaton 231) In 1717, Bach left Weimar and began service of the prince in the city of Cothen. ...
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