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Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach. By: Nathan Labrum. Childhood. Born March 31, 1685 His parent died in 1694 Moved in with his older brother Johann Christoph Bach. Schooling. Awarded a scholarship at St. Michael’s in Luneburg Long Trip with his friend

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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  1. Johann Sebastian Bach By: Nathan Labrum

  2. Childhood Born March 31, 1685 His parent died in 1694 Moved in with his older brother Johann Christoph Bach

  3. Schooling Awarded a scholarship at St. Michael’s in Luneburg Long Trip with his friend Exposed him to a wider variety of European culture

  4. Arnstaldt to Weimar(1703-08) Took a post at the chapel of Duke Johann Ernst in Weimar Took a post at ST. Boniface’s church in 1703 Leave of absence in 1705 – 1706

  5. Arnstadt to Weimar(1703-08) Took a post at St Blasius’s Married Maria Barbara Bach

  6. Weimar (1708-17) Became court organist and concertmaster at Weimar. Start of a period of composing. Bach was jailed for a month before being dismissed.

  7. Köthen (1717-23) Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen hired bach as his Kapellmeister Bach’s wife died on July 7, 1720 Later he was remarried to Anna Magdalena Wilcke.

  8. Leipzig (1723-50) Appointed Cantor of Thomasschule. Tension between Bach and the City-Estate faction. He was required to teach students

  9. Death (1750) Bach’s health began to decline in 1749. John Taylor operated on Bach. Bach died on July 28, 1750

  10. Musical Style Bach’s compositions were from the baroque style A lost of his work followed the form or ritornello

  11. Ritornello Is a form from baroque Ritornellos returns to the main theme throughout a piece. Brandenburg Concertos follow the ritornello form

  12. Ritornello Brandenburg Concertos No. 1 & 3 http://onsidethe.yolasite.com/brandenburg-concerto.php You will need a player capable of playing .ogg files

  13. Brandenburg Concertos First presented in 1721 to Christian Ludwig Use a wide variety of differing instruments Recently discovered in the archives of Brandenburg

  14. Bibliography Geck, M. (2006). Johann Sebastian Bach: Life and Work. Harcourt Trade Publishers. Hanford, J. (n.d.). Retrieved from J.S Bach: http://www.let.rug.nl/Linguistics/diversen/bach/intro.html Koster, J. (n.d.). Retrieved from J.S.Bach: http://www.jsbach.org/biography.html Wolff, C. (2001). Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician. W. W. Norton & Company.

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