Johann Sebastian Bach Biography

• Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany.
• Bach studied music under his elder brother, Johann Christoph Bach, and later in Lüneburg.
• Bach became Thomaskantor (cantor at St. Thomas's) in Leipzig in 1723.
• Bach composed music for the Lutheran churches of Leipzig and for the university's Collegium Musicum.
• Bach had difficult relations with his employer, the Duke of Saxony, and died in 1750.
• Bach's music is widely respected for its aesthetic qualities and for its ability to transcend traditional genres. Bach's compositions include hundreds of cantatas, sacred and secular, as well as concertos, suites, and keyboard works.
• death.

Test your knowledge of the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach, a renowned composer of the Baroque era. This quiz covers Bach's early life, career, and musical contributions.