Johann Sebastian BACH: Lutheran Church musician who brought the Baroque style in music to a close with his death on July 28, 1750. Sebastian was born on March 21, 1685 in the noted family of musicians. he became an organist and clavierist. He never performed before public audiences, but remained all his life a paid employee of either a prince or a town council.
Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. His career is among the wonders of music. Bach wrote hundreds of compositions and is considered the greatest genius of baroque music.
Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. His career is among the wonders of music. Bach wrote hundreds of compositions and is considered the greatest genius of baroque music. One of the most profoundly inspired and masterful composers in history, Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a music family in Eisenach, Thuringia – until recently part of East Germany.
J.S. Bach was one of a long line of musicians that spanned several centuries, a lineage so well-known that in some parts of Germany, the name Bach became synonymous with musician.