Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach is probably one of the greatest composers of his time, as well as our time. As a boy he had a fantastic soprano singing voice and always took the lead roles in the church and school choirs. He started composing fairly early on in his life and his first main works, including the Preludes and Variations for the organ, were composed between the ages of 17 and 20. Bach loved church music and was …showed first 75 words of 665 total…

…showed last 75 words of 665 total…is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Mass in B Minor, and many other different masterpieces of church and instrumental music. Appearing at a good moment in the history of music, Bach was able to bring together the principal styles, forms, and national traditions that had developed during generations before him and better them all.