Johann Sebastian Bach
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
BORN MARCH 31, 1685 IN EISENACH, THURINGIA, GERMANY,DIED JULY 28, 1750 IN LEIPZIG, GERMANY
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PRISON
ONE OF HIS EMPLOYERS WAS SO INTENT ON HANGING ON TO HIM THAT HE HAD BACH IMPRISONED FOR DARING TO HAND IN HIS RESIGNATION.
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CHILDREN
- Carl Philip Emanuel, Johann Christian, Wilhelm Friedmann, Johann Christoph Friedrich, Johann Gottfried Bernard, Johann August Abraham, Gottfried Heinrich, Cathrina Dorothea, Regina Susanna, Christiana Dorothea, Leopold Augustus, Elisabeth Juliana Friedrica, Regina Johanna, Ernestus Andreas, Christian Gottlieb, Johanna Carolina, Maria Sophia, Christiana Sophia Henrietta, Johann Christoph, Christiana Benedict Louise
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH—TOCCATA ET FUGUE
- https://youtu.be/mu_C_g8VoPE
- Toccata et fugue was written for organ. It was written sometime before 1708.
- It also has an association with western culture with horror films.
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EYES
- Everyone knows how Beethoven suffered with his hearing but, not so many people are aware that Bach struggled with his eyesight. In fact, botched surgery on his eyes by the English ocular specialist John Taylor reportedly caused Bach’s death in 1750.
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BACH’S WIFE
- Bach married his second cousin Maria in 1707. She was the mother of seven of the 20 children- but only four made it to adulthood.
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MUSICAL FAMILY
- Bach’s extended family included court musicians, teachers, composers, and church organist. Something that young Johann would grow into.
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