Johann Sebastian

Bach

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Valerie Amato
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 Vital Statistics
• Born on March 21 ,1685, in Eisenach, Germany
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• Died July 28 , 1750, in Leipzig, Germany

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• Places he lived include Eisenach, Leipzig, Lüneberg,

Arnstadt, Mülhasen
• Was 36 when he began composing music
• Parents died shortly before he turned 10; older brother
Johann Christoph; Maria Barbara; Anna Magdalena
Wülkon
 Time Period
• Baroque Period (1600-1750)
• Ornate and fancy
– “The Brandenburg Concertos”
– “Art of the Fugue, Contrapunctus, No. 9”
– “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
 Training
• From the ages of 10-15 he went to a
school in Eisenach
• Older brother taught him about music
• Influences: Johann Adam Reinken,
George Böhm, French orchestra in Celle
 Instruments
• Organ
• Violin
 Compositions
• “Brandenburg Concertos” -
orchestra (1721)
• “Well-tempered Clavier” –
keyboard (1722)
• “St. John Passion” – orchestra,
chorus, soloists (1723)
• “B Minor Mass” – orchestra,
chorus, and singers (1733)
 Accomplishments
• Over 200 cantatas
• 12 sonatas
• Over 150 chorale preludes,
fantasias, fugues, toccatas, and
passacaglias
• More than 10 suites
 Works Consulted
• “Johann Sebastian Bach.” Reill, Peter Hanns, and Ellen Judy
Wilson. Encyclopedia of Enlightenment. 2004. Modern World
History Online. Facts on File. 3 May 2007.<http://fobweb.com>
• “Johann Sebastian Bach.” U*X*L Biographies. 2003. Junior
Reference Collection. Thomson Gale. 03 May 2007.
<http://galenet.galegroup.com/sewlet/JRC>.
• Concetti, Greta. The World of Composers: Bach. Columbus, Ohio:
McGraw-Hill Children’s Publishing, 2002.