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J OHANN S EBASTIAN B ACH
W HO
IS
B ACH ?
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He was born in Eisenach, Germany, on March
21, 1685
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He was the youngest child of Johann
Ambrosius Bach and Elisabeth Lämmerhirt
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In 1965 both of Bach’s parents had died and he
was looked over by his older brother Johann
Christopher Bach
W HO
TAUGHT
B ACH ?
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His father taught him the violin and the
harpsichord
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His brother introduced him to the piano
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He also learned by practicing many other
great composers
W HAT MUSIC DID B ACH
WRITE ?
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Chamber Music
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Orchestral Music
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Church Music
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Classical Music
W HAT I NSTRUMENTS DID
B ACH PLAY ?
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Violin
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Organ
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Harpsichord
W HERE DID B ACH LIVE ?
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He lived in the last part of the Baroque
period.
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Never traveled far, spending all his life in
central Germany, but studied all the music
he could find.
I NFLUENCES
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Mozart
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Beethoven
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Chopin
L ATER
IN
L IFE ?
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In 1723, Bach became Cantor of St. Thomas’s
Church.
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During the last ten years of Bach’s life, his
eyesight was poor, in very late years he was
almost blind.
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Although Bach is known today as a composer,
during his lifetime he was better known as a
musician, mainly an organist
L IST OF B ACH W ORK ?
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St. John Passion performed (1723)
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St. Matthew Passion peformed (1729)
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The Christmas Oratorio
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The Well-Tempered Clavier
B ACH ‘ S L EGACY
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In obituary of Bach was published in 1754
by a former student in Musikalishche
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In Germany, many streets were named
and statues were erected in honor of Bach
during the twentieth century.