And this week... J.S Bach!
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, When he was 10, both his parents died. He was brought up by his older brother.
People thought of Bach as just an ordinary working musician. He was not popular. No one really knew much about his music until 100 years after his death, when another composer, Felix Mendelssohn, conducted a performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion.
He died when he was 65. he has a problem with his eyes. When he died he was totally blind.
Listen to his two most popular compositions and REMEMBER THEIR NAMES:
BADINERIE:
TOCATA Y FUGA:
Bach is now seen as one of the greatest geniuses in music history. He wrote all kinds of music -- for organ and other keyboard instruments, orchestras, choirs, and concertos for many different instrumental combinations.
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