johann sebastian bach
Johann Sebastian Bach's father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, taught him how to play the violin and the harpischord when he was a small child. After his father and mother died within nine months of each other, Johann Sebastian went to live with his older brother Johann Christoph Bach, who was the organist for St. Michaeliskirche in Ohrdruf. Johann Sebastian studied the organ and the harpsichord under his brothers tutelage. Johann Christoph believed his brother would learn a lot about composing by copying compositions, so he had J. Sebastian copy the compositions of Jakob Frob
Bach is famous for his choral fugues, a complicated imitation technique that would later inspire Mozart and Beethoven. His students would speak of how he would quote Gerhardt Niedt, "the sole purpose of harmony is the Glory of God; all other use is but idle jingling of satan. He also wrote music for lute and trascribed his music for violin and cello for lute and guitar. It was during one of these periods, at the small court of Anhalt-Kothen in 1721, that he wrote his famous Brandenburg Concertos. Later, while he was a part of the Mettenchor, (Mattins Choir), J. Bach did not invent anything new in particular, but his hard work and dedication brought the Baroque style to heights of brilliance, inspired others to greatness, and left us with a wide variety of music that touches millions of lives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. These works included cantatas, orchestral suites, concertos, sonatas, fugues, sinfonias, and chamber music for violins, harpsichords, and the viola de gamba. Because of his religious beliefs he did not write any operas. Sebastian held the position of cantor for St.
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