Johann Sebastian Bach

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Johann Sebastian Bach

• Famous Composer
• By Emily Ilyes

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Birth

• Born on March 21, 1685
• Died in 1750, at the age of 65

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Early Childhood

• Lived in Eisenach, Germany
• Oldest brother was 14 years older than him
• The name Johann was all of Bachs brothers first
  name, but they had different middle names
• A relative named Johann Christoph played the
  organ. Bach would sit next to him and watch him
  play the organ.
• Bach became inspired, and soon became and
  experienced chorister.

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Middle Childhood

• Bach was 9 years old when his mother died
• Father died 9 months after Bachs mother
• Bach stole his oldest brothers music and copied
  it, because he wouldn't let Bach use it
• Bach sang in a choir until his voice got hoarse,
  then he played violin in an orchestra

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Early Adult

• Bach found a job as an organist. The local ruler
  had a friend who wanted the job, so Bach was
  without a job
• Composed Italian music for the Dukes taste
• Bach went over to Lubeck, Germany, because he
  played better then every one on the organ in
  Eisenach

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Early Adult (continued)

• Concert master at the Ducal Court of Weimar
• Wrote hymn music for Lutheran churches
• People complained that Bachs playing was too
  fancy, and his hymns were too hard to follow
• Bach got in a fight with a bassoon player, and
  accused him of sounding like a nanny goat

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Early Adult (continued)

• They later married, and Bach left his job,
  because he was tired of working with a second
  rate choir
• Bach felt that the council didnt appreciate his
  music
• Bach was now a well known organist, and he
  understood how an organ worked, and he gave
  advice on how an instrument's sound could be
  improved

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Early Adult (continued)

• Some of the music Bach wrote includes Jesu, Joy
  of Mans Desiring, Gavotte in D major, and Minuet
• Bach was also very religious

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Family Life

• Mother and father died when Bach was young
• Father played for the local duke and played
  ceremonial music
• When Bach married, he had 20 children and 2
  wives, because Maria Barbara Bach died
• Bachs second wifes name was Anna Magdalena
  Wilcke

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Accomplishments

• Bach wrote hundreds of songs for the organ, choir
  and many other instruments
• Bach wrote a lot of music when he was blind

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Characteristics

• He was very religious
• He sang well
• He loved music
• He felt strongly about music

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Why They are a Hero

• Bach is a hero because he was one of the greatest
  composers of all time

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Why I Think Bach Is a Hero

• I think Bach is a hero because he wrote a lot of
  music and nobody played it because they thought
  it was too fancy

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Important Quotes

• To the glory of the utmost high God, and to my
  neighbor to learn from.
• There is nothing remarkable about it. All one
  has to do is hit the right keys at the right time
  and the instrument plays itself.

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Sources or References

• Introducing Johann Sebastian Bach by Barbara W.
  Patton
• J.S Bach biography-8notes.com
• Great Composers by Piero Ventura