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    no name with a larger impact than Bach. Writing over 200 pieces throughout his 65 year life. Many people know the names of Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms; but only a select few know the specifics about these land mark composers. “Most would say that Beethoven should have been named called ocean instead of brook” Bach in German. During this papers I will be giving a brief look into the life of one of the most prolific composer that ever lived. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, the capital

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    many, Bach was, and still is today, considered to be a conservative, old-fashioned composer. However, there are also those who would say he was a modern innovator, if not before his time. It was the sense of complexity in Bach’s music that made many of his colleagues believe him to be old-fashioned. Bach was intrigued by counterpoint and chromatic harmony, two concepts that were not ideal in a time where simplicity (the galant style) was becoming more favored among composers. However, Bach was able

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    Johann Bach is a famous violinist and composer he was born on 3/31/1685 in eisenach, germany. He was parented by johann bach was his dad and elizabeth lammerhirt bach. He had 7 siblings they were Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Balthasar Bach, Johann Jonas Bach, Johann Jacob Bach, Johann Nicolaus Bach, Maria Salome Bach, Johanna Juditha Bach. He went to school at st michael's school in germany. Johann ach had very many siblings but many don't make it to adulthood. Johann bach lived in germany

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    Johann Sebastian Bach Essay

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    composers is Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach’s effect on music history can never be over-exaggerated. Bach played a crucial role in influencing many later composers, such as Mozart and Beethoven, as well as many modern musicians, redefined polyphonic music and musical form, and created beautiful works of canonic music that still resonate with listeners today, over 250 years after his death. Born in March of 1685, Johann

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    Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany in 1685, as the youngest of eight children. Bach was a product of one of the greatest musical family’s, and would become one of the most influenceial composers of all time. Bach lived in the heart of the reformation era and believe that all music should be to the glory of God and for the recreation of the mind. His father was a great trumpeter/violinist; his brothers were organists and keyboarders, to which Bach drew most of his influence and

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    The Brandenburg Concertos      One of the most profoundly inspired and masterful composers in history, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750), was born into a musical family in Eisenach, Germany. Born into a musical family his father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a talented violinist, and taught his son the basic skills of string-playing. Another relation, the organist at Eisenach’s most important church, intructed the young boy on the organ.      In

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    Johann Sebastian Bach was born on 21 March 1685 in Eisenach, duchy of Saxe-Eisenach (modern-day Germany). Bach was the youngest of 8 children. He was born into a family that consisted of many professional musicians, including Johann Ludwig Bach, another well-known composer. Sebastian Bach’s father, Johann Ambrosius Bach worked as a town musician and it is believed that Ambrosius taught him the violin and basic music theory. By the age of 10, both of his parents had died and Sebastian had begun living

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    Essay on Johann Sebastian Bach

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    Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was a German organist, composer, and musical scholar of the Baroque period, and is almost universally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. His works, noted for their intellectual depth, technical command, and artistic beauty, have provided inspiration to nearly every musician after him, from Mozart to Schoenberg. J. S. Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, March 21, 1685. Bach’s uncles were all professional musicians ranging from

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    From Bach to Green Day: A Comparison I have always enjoyed the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, so I chose to listen to Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major (BWV 1048). This piece was composed in 1721 as a part of a six piece collection (Brandenburg Concertos). The rendition that I found is “performed on original instruments by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music (Voices of Music). I chose this rendition in large part due to the faithfulness of the performance to the original manuscript. Here

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    Bach Vs Handel Essay

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    you see why being different is not only good but important in our society. Even people of the same talent can have a vast chasm of contradictions between them. Of course, that is why I am here. To tell you of two great composers, Johannes Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, and the lives they led. They both had a taste for music, yet their preferences lay in different styles. They were raised in good families, but their parents did not have the same visions for their sons. They both had spirit

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