Johann Sebastian Bach

Summary

Johann Sebastian Bach is a human^[1]. He was born in Eisenach^[2]. He was born on March 21, 1685^[3]. He passed away in Leipzig^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], organist^[6], harpsichordist^[7], violinist^[8], and conductor^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.34% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,689 views/month, #3,352 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Eisenach^[2], Johann Sebastian Bach…
• Johann Sebastian Bach died in Leipzig^[4].
• Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685^[3].
• Johann Sebastian Bach is buried at St. Thomas Church^[11].
• Johann Sebastian Bach's father was Johann Ambrosius Bach^[12].
• Johann Sebastian Bach's mother was Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt^[13].
• Johann Sebastian Bach was married to Anna Magdalena Bach^[14].
• Johann Sebastian Bach was married to Maria Barbara Bach^[15].
• A child of Johann Sebastian Bach was Wilhelm Friedemann Bach^[16].
• A child of Johann Sebastian Bach was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach^[17].
• A child of Johann Sebastian Bach was Johann Christian Bach^[18].
• A child of Johann Sebastian Bach was Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach^[19].
• A child of Johann Sebastian Bach was Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach^[20].
• A child of Johann Sebastian Bach was Gottfried Heinrich Bach^[21].
• Johann Sebastian Bach held citizenship in Saxe-Eisenach^[22].
• Johann Sebastian Bach held citizenship in Holy Roman Empire^[23].
• German was Johann Sebastian Bach's native language^[24].
• Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a composer^[5].
• Johann Sebastian Bach's professions included organist^[6].
• Johann Sebastian Bach's professions included harpsichordist^[7].
• Johann Sebastian Bach's professions included violinist^[8].
• Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a conductor^[9].
• Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a choir director^[25].
• Johann Sebastian Bach held the position of chapelmaster^[26].
• Johann Sebastian Bach held the position of Thomaskantor^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1685-03-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1750-07-28^[31]

• Genre(s): baroque, cantata, classical, mass, motet, orchestral^[32]

• Community tags: bach, baroque, bertalan hock, cantata, cantata 147, classical, composer, european, german, german composer, gramophone selection, helmut walcha, mass, mathäuspassion, messe h-moll, motet, orchestral, organist, six, vox, wagner^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 24f1766e-9635-4d58-a4d4-9413f9f98a4c^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Eisenach^[2], Johann Sebastian Bach… he was born on March 21, 1685^[3]. His father was Johann Ambrosius Bach^[12]. His mother was Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt^[13]. German was his native language^[24].

Education

Johann Sebastian Bach was educated at St. Michael's School^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[5], organist^[6], harpsichordist^[7], violinist^[8], conductor^[9], and choir director^[25]. Employers include Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar^[36], Bachkirche Arnstadt^[37], Saint Blaise^[38], Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen^[39], Thomasschule zu Leipzig^[40], and Collegium Musicum^[41]. Positions held include chapelmaster^[26], a position^[42] and Thomaskantor^[27], a position^[43], in Germany^[44].

Personal Life

Spouses include Anna Magdalena Bach^[14], a singer^[45], 1701–1760^[46], of Electorate of Saxony^[47] and Maria Barbara Bach^[15], a singer^[48], 1684–1720^[49], of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen^[50]. Children include Wilhelm Friedemann Bach^[16], a composer^[51], 1710–1784^[52], of Holy Roman Empire^[53]; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach^[17], a composer^[54], 1714–1788^[55], of Germany^[56]; Johann Christian Bach^[18], a composer^[57], 1735–1782^[58], of Electorate of Saxony^[59]; Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach^[19], a composer^[60], 1715–1739^[61], of Germany^[62]; Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach^[20], a composer^[63], 1732–1795^[64], of Electorate of Saxony^[65]; and Gottfried Heinrich Bach^[21], a musician^[66], 1724–1763^[67], of Germany^[68]. Johann Sebastian Bach's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[69].

Death and Burial

Johann Sebastian Bach passed away in Leipzig^[4]. The cause of death was stroke^[70]. Burial took place at St. Thomas Church^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Johann Sebastian Bach include Gödel, Escher, Bach^[71], BACH motif^[72], Samuel Sebastian Wesley^[73], Netherlands Bach Society^[74], Bach House^[75], Bach Collegium Japan^[76], Bachkirche Arnstadt^[77], and International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition^[78].

Why It Matters

Johann Sebastian Bach ranks in the top 0.34% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,689 views/month, #3,352 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[79] He is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[80]

He has been cited as an influence by The Beatles^[81], a musical group^[82], founded in 1960^[83]; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart^[84], a composer^[85], 1756–1791^[86], of Archduchy of Austria^[87], awarded the Order of the Golden Spur^[88], specialised in opera^[89]; Ludwig van Beethoven^[90], a composer^[91], 1770–1827^[92], of Electorate of Cologne^[93], awarded the Bröckemännche Award^[94], specialised in classical music^[95]; Frédéric Chopin^[96], a composer^[97], 1810–1849^[98], of France^[99], specialised in art music^[100]; Nikos Kazantzakis^[101], a writer^[102], 1883–1957^[103], of Greece^[104], awarded the Greek State Literary Awards^[105], specialised in poetry^[106]; and Fanny Mendelssohn^[107], a composer^[108], 1805–1847^[109], of Hamburg^[110], specialised in music^[111].

Works attributed to him include The Well-Tempered Clavier^[112] and Cello Suites^[113]. Entities named for him include Gödel, Escher, Bach^[71], BACH motif^[72], Samuel Sebastian Wesley^[73], Netherlands Bach Society^[74], Bach House^[75], and Bach Collegium Japan^[76].

FAQs

Where was Johann Sebastian Bach born?

Born in Eisenach^[2], Johann Sebastian Bach…

Where did Johann Sebastian Bach die?

Johann Sebastian Bach passed away in Leipzig^[4].

Who were Johann Sebastian Bach's parents?

Johann Sebastian Bach's father was Johann Ambrosius Bach^[12]. Johann Sebastian Bach's mother was Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt^[13].

Who was Johann Sebastian Bach married to?

Johann Sebastian Bach's spouses include Anna Magdalena Bach^[14] and Maria Barbara Bach^[15].

What did Johann Sebastian Bach do for work?

Johann Sebastian Bach worked as composer^[5], organist^[6], harpsichordist^[7], violinist^[8], and conductor^[9].

Where did Johann Sebastian Bach go to school?

Johann Sebastian Bach was educated at St. Michael's School^[35].

Who did Johann Sebastian Bach influence?

Johann Sebastian Bach has been cited as an influence by The Beatles^[81], Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart^[84], Ludwig van Beethoven^[90], and Frédéric Chopin^[96].