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• Johann Sebastian
Bach (1685-1750 ) was a
German composer and
organist. Born into a
musical family, Bach
received his earliest
instruction from his father.
After his parents died,
Bach moved in with his
oldest brother. There, he
copied, studied and
performed music, and
received valuable teaching
from his brother.
Portrait of the young
Bach
• While Bach's fame as an
organist was great during his
lifetime, he was not
particularly well-known as a
composer. His music style
was considered "oldfashioned" by his
contemporaries. But now he
is regarded as one of the
main composers of the
Baroque style and widely
considered to be one of the
greatest composers in the
Western tradition.
Bach's seal, used
throughout his
Leipzig years.
BACH FAMILY
--------The great music family
• The Bach family was of
importance in the history
of music for nearly two
hundred years, with over
50 known musicians and
several notable
composers, the bestknown of whom was
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685–1750). A family
genealogy was drawn up
by Johann Sebastian
Bach himself and
completed by his son Carl
Philipp Emanuel.
•
The family tree
• The Bach family never left
Thuringia until the sons of
Sebastian went into a
more modern world.
J.S Bach and his sons
Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons Carl Philipp
Emanuel, Johann Christian, Wilhelm Friedemann, and
Johann Christoph Friedrich
Bach’s music and math
• There is a natural
connection between
mathematics and music.
J.S.BACH can prove
this. Bach’s music has
mathematical
undertones. scholars
have spent a lot of time
studying the way in
which Bach made use
of a number of formal
mathematical patterns
when he composed his
majestic organ fugues.
Counterpoint is a
western musical
tradition with multiple
concurrent melody.
Many of the most
beautiful examples of
canon can be found in
the music of J. S. Bach
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