Early Days
J.S Bach was born in Eisenach Germany on March 21, 1685. Bach was one of 8 children in the Bach family. His career was shaped by his families cultural and musical interests. As a child, he went to the local latin school. He also participated in the St.Georg choir and sung as a soprano. One of Bach's more recognizable musical inabilities as a child was that he was unable to play a keyboard instrument. After Bach's parents died in 1996 Bach moved to Ohdruf where he later learned the keyboard.
Bach was mostly self-taught on how to compose by copying and studying his older brother's manuscripts. Around 1700 Bach moved north to Lünenburg. In Lünberg Bach had the opportunity to become a member of the St.Michael's choir. But soon after
J.S Bach was born in Eisenach Germany on March 21, 1685. Bach was one of 8 children in the Bach family. His career was shaped by his families cultural and musical interests. As a child, he went to the local latin school. He also participated in the St.Georg choir and sung as a soprano. One of Bach's more recognizable musical inabilities as a child was that he was unable to play a keyboard instrument. After Bach's parents died in 1996 Bach moved to Ohdruf where he later learned the keyboard.
Bach was mostly self-taught on how to compose by copying and studying his older brother's manuscripts. Around 1700 Bach moved north to Lünenburg. In Lünberg Bach had the opportunity to become a member of the St.Michael's choir. But soon after