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Lisa Qualls
MUS 241
October 11, 2015
Favorite Composer
There are a lot of fantastic composers in our world. The music that these people are able to produce is so beautiful and so incredible, it was hard to choose a favorite. After thinking about it, I have decided that the best composer had to be the famous one and only Johann Sebastian Bach.
Now I’d like to tell you a little about Bach’s legendary life. He was born on March 31, 1685 in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. Bach was born into a family of musicans, which could explain his success in the musical world. His father was na,ed Johann Ambriosius. He was the town musician. It is believed that Bach’s father taught him to play the violin. When Bach turned 7 years of age he went to …show more content…
Bach ended up living with his brother until he was fifteen years old. Bach was accepted into a school in Luneburg because of his marvolus soprano singing voice. After Bach’s started school though he switched to playing both the harpicord and the violin. Bach was enormously influenced by George Bohm. Bohm was a local organist. Bach got his first job in the year of 1703. He was a musician at the court of Duje Johann Ernst in Weimar. At this job Bach worked as a violinist and also filled in when nessasry for the organist. As Bach moved along in his life and carrer he had a flourishing reputation as a tremendous performer. He was then hired at the New Church in Arnstadt as their organist. His job duties here were to provide music for religious services and different events. He also was in charge of offering musical direction. Bach was a very independent individual that came off arrogant to many of his students. He was often in trouble with church officals for not helping and rehersing his students enough times. Already in a bad situation with that church, it didn’t help that Bach disappereared for several
Lisa Qualls
MUS 241
October 11, 2015
Favorite Composer
There are a lot of fantastic composers in our world. The music that these people are able to produce is so beautiful and so incredible, it was hard to choose a favorite. After thinking about it, I have decided that the best composer had to be the famous one and only Johann Sebastian Bach.
Now I’d like to tell you a little about Bach’s legendary life. He was born on March 31, 1685 in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. Bach was born into a family of musicans, which could explain his success in the musical world. His father was na,ed Johann Ambriosius. He was the town musician. It is believed that Bach’s father taught him to play the violin. When Bach turned 7 years of age he went to …show more content…
Bach ended up living with his brother until he was fifteen years old. Bach was accepted into a school in Luneburg because of his marvolus soprano singing voice. After Bach’s started school though he switched to playing both the harpicord and the violin. Bach was enormously influenced by George Bohm. Bohm was a local organist. Bach got his first job in the year of 1703. He was a musician at the court of Duje Johann Ernst in Weimar. At this job Bach worked as a violinist and also filled in when nessasry for the organist. As Bach moved along in his life and carrer he had a flourishing reputation as a tremendous performer. He was then hired at the New Church in Arnstadt as their organist. His job duties here were to provide music for religious services and different events. He also was in charge of offering musical direction. Bach was a very independent individual that came off arrogant to many of his students. He was often in trouble with church officals for not helping and rehersing his students enough times. Already in a bad situation with that church, it didn’t help that Bach disappereared for several