Johann Sebastian Bach

Anthony Vu Mrs. Gunter History and Music, Period 3B 6 December 2016 An Examination of the Life of Johann Sebastian Bach The Baroque era of European music is intrinsically connected to one essential man: Johann Sebastian Bach. The breadth and achievements of his career and unrivaled musical influence to this very day marks him as a man of remarkable talent and undisputed genius. Bach’s command of a variety of instruments, combined with his distinctive compositional voice and his mastery of…

Johann Sebastian Bach and mass in B minor The Baroque period is well known for the period in western European art music from 1600-1750. In this time, middle class people started to grow up by doing art work and music. Kings and queens had power over their kingdoms. The time was for ornate elegance in agriculture, music, and in painting. The baroque period has different characteristics, and Johann Sebastian is a well-known for Baroque period composer. His toccata et fugue and mass in B minor…

Composer-Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was a famous composer and organist. He was born on March-21-1685. He was born in Eisenach Germany and died at age 65 on July-28-1750 in Leipzig Germany. Johann was a father of over twenty children. He had seven with his first wife but four out of the seven died. Johann also had 13 more children with his second wife Anna Magdalena unfortunately only six made it to adulthood the others died at birth or at a very young age. Johann Sebastian…

Johann Sebastian Bach is widely regarded as a musical pioneer and the father of the Baroque musical style. His influence was felt for over 200 years after his death and is still being felt today. He was a very pious man and often aligned himself with the church. Additionally, much of his music is influenced by Christianity, and was commonly played at religious gatherings. Bach’s life was very important and many historians are still studying it today. Born on March 31, 1685 in Eisenach,…

In Baroque period, People were interested to listen to music, and the rulers were searching for the best artists to work for them. Due to this great interest in music, many good songs were composed. Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the talented artists in Baroque Era. His great piece “ Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 (“Little”) was one of his organ works. In my opinion, the best version of the piece was the orchestral version that was arranged later by Leopold Stokowski in 1940. Stokowski kept Bach’s…

Johann Sebastian Bach was a genius composer. His influence was felt everywhere. But a little over a century and a half ago, his music and reputation suffered from anonymity, practically unknown to all except a few professionals, and both Bach and Felix Mendelssohn’s families. Over the second decade of the 19th century in Berlin, Bach’s sons, along with Sarah Itzig, a talented musician and Mendelssohn’s great aunt, obtained his manuscripts and contracted Bach’s work. Meanwhile, Bella Salomon,…

Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 31, 1685 in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany and died on July 28, 1750 in Leipzig, Germany. Although he only lived 65 years, he has left a legacy as one of the most impactful and greatest composers of all time. Biography Bach is from the Baroque era of music.(1600-1760) During the Baroque era, people had a lot of children. Bach had lots of siblings, 8 to be exact. When he became an orphan at the age of 10, his brother, Johann Christoph, took him in for…

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer born on March 21st, 1685. Bach grew up in a musical family, being the son of Johann Ambrosius, who was a trumpeter for the Duke of Eisenach. He was taught to play the violin and harpsichord by his father, and the organ by his uncle. At the time, germs and sickness was common. And as a result, Bach lost his sister, brother, mom, and father by the age of nine. After the loss of his parents, he lived with his older brother. While living with his…

Electronic Encyclopedia, Johann Sebastian Bach was, “One of the greatest and most influential composers of the Western world” (“Johann Sebastian Bach”) Although, Bach was not recognized in his time as a great composer, he most definitely is recognized as such today, and has been since his compositions were reintroduced in the Romantic period via Felix Mendelssohn when he presented Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (Kamian 152). One modern day band whose music was influenced by Bach is Led Zeppelin.…

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the great composers of his time. His Cello Suite #1 was one of his well-known works and very much recognizable still today. I have heard this specific piece several times throughout my life but have never really taken the time to interpret its meaning. I immediately enjoyed listening to it and felt intrigued to further my study of this piece after my initial review of it. After reviewing the piece several times, I realized not only is it the simplicity of one…