JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

BACH

• Bach was born on March 21, 1685.
• He was born in Eisenach, Germany.
• Bach died an July 28, 1750 . He died of stroke.

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• Bach became death over time
• When I say death I mean when you loose your hearing.

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• Bach was a very high tempered man.
• If he didn't like his food or the restaurant made the wrong kind of food Bach would scribble notes on the receipt. Ether that or he would smash the food in the waiters face.

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• Bach had eight sisters/ brothers .
• He was the youngest of his brothers/ sisters .
• There names are Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Balthasar Bach, Johann Jonas Bach, Maria Salome Bach, Johanna Juditha Bach, and Johann Jacob Bach.

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• Bach did work for money when he was young.
• He sang at festivals, marriages, and funerals. (He earned money for singing.) He also earned money for making music.

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• Bach married two women and had 20 children.
• With his first wife he had seven children not all of them survived through childhood.
• Bach first wife's name was Maria Barbara.
• While Bach was away when his wife died. Even worse she was buried without him.
• Then Bach married another woman named Anna Magdalena.
• She was also skilled in the piano.

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• Here are the names of Bach's children
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, Gottfried Heinrich Bach, Christiana Benedicta Louise Bach, Catharina Dorothea Bach, Regina Susanna Bach, Maria Sophia Bach, Johann August Abraham Bach, Regina Johanna Bach, Christian Gottlieb Bach, Johanna Carolina Bach,Ernestus Andeas Bach, Elisabeth Juliana Friederica Bach, Christiana Sophia Henrietta Bach, Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Christian Bach, and Christiana Dorothea Bach.
• There are 20 names listed
• Some of these kids became famous musicians and some didn't live through childhood.

"TOCCATA AND FUGUE" D MINOR

• https://youtu.be/ipzR9bhei_o.com

" JESU JOY OF A MAN'S DESIRING"

• https://youtu.be/iPeVIuRjUi4

THE WELL TEMPERED CLAVIER BOOK ONE

• https://youtu.be/OzerJmdStq8
• This song was mostly made for harpsichord,clavichord, and the organ.
• It was also made "for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the pastime of those already skilled in this study."- Bach
• I thought that this song was peaceful and amazing.

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SITES I USED

• Bach FAQ 10
• Google
• YouTube
• Answers.com