GOV 24.4 The Enlightenment and Music – Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period.

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A magnificent classical composer, Johann Sebastian Bach is revered through the ages for his work’s musical complexities and stylistic innovations.

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Born on March 21, 1685, in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, Johann Sebastian Bach had a prestigious musical lineage and took on various organist positions during the early 18th century, creating famous compositions like “Toccata and Fugue in D minor.” Some of his best-known compositions are the “Mass in B Minor,” the “Brandenburg Concertos” and “The Well-Tempered Clavier.” Bach died in Leipzig, Germany, on July 28, 1750. Today, he is considered one of the greatest Western composers of all time.

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