Johann Sebastian Bach: Facts & Related Content
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Born | March 31, 1685 • Eisenach • Germany |
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Died | July 28, 1750 (aged 65) • Leipzig • Germany |
Notable Works | sinfonia • “Brandenburg Concertos” • “Christmas Oratorio” • “Fugue in E-flat Major” • “God Is My King” • “Hunt Cantata” • “Jesu meine Freude” • “Mass in B Minor” • “Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor” • “St. John Passion” • “St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244” • “Three-Part Inventions” |
Movement / Style | Baroque music |
Notable Family Members | son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach • son Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach • son Johann Christian Bach • son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach |
Did You Know?
- The same doctor performed eye surgery on Bach and George Friedrich Handel, who both became blind after the procedure.
- Bach's parents both died when he was ten years old.
- Bach was attacked by one of his students with a club.
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