3/3/08
7th period
Johann Sebastian Bach
Throughout History there has been thousands of great musicians, one of the most talented and well known is Ludwig van Beethoven.
Born March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Saxe-Eisenach, his father taught him to play violin and harpsichord at a young age. His father being an organist at St. George’s Church, and all his uncles being musicians, he was raised around music. Bach was proud of his family's musical achievements, and around 1735 he wrote an essay called, "Origin of the musical Bach family"
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Bach married his second cousin Maria Barbara Bach in 1707. They had seven children, 3 died at an early age. They had a steady marriage.
He composed much of his music in Leipzig. Bach spent the rest of his days there and in 1750. He died of a stroke.