Bach composed almost 150 chorale preludes his earliest ones in print are from the Lüneburg period. It was preceded by a chorale prelude, an organ composition based upon a chorale melody. The artistic weapon of the Lutheran Church was the chorale, a hymn in the vernacular sung by the people during worship. On subsequent visits to Hamburg, Bach made the acquaintance of Vincent Lübeck, organ virtuoso, and heard German opera under the baton of Reinhard Keiser, the leading operatic conductor in Germany. At neighboring Celle, Bach heard the orchestra of Georg Wilhelm, which specialized in French instrumental music.
In 1701 Bach walked 30 miles to Hamburg to hear the renowned Jan Reinken, organist at St. John's Church, who influenced his early organ compositions. At Lüneburg, Bach met the composer Georg Böhm, organist at St. After his voice changed, he was transferred to the orchestra and played violin. Michael's School in Lüneburg, a scholarship was awarded Bach for his fine voice and his financial need. In 1700 Bach was nearing his fifteenth birthday, an age when Bachs usually began to earn their own living. From him Johann Sebastian received his first instruction at the harpsichord and perhaps at the organ. The boy moved to Ohrdruf to live with his brother, organist at St. The oldest brother, Johann Christoph, assumed the care of the 10-year-old Johann Sebastian. On May 3, 1694, his mother died his father remarried 6 months later but died scarcely 2 months after that. Having a beautiful soprano voice, he also sang in the choir at St. Throughout the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) the religious turmoil affected four generations of Bachs, who remained unwaveringly faithful to their Lutheran persuasion.īach's first music lessons were on the violin, with his father as instructor. The Bach family was extremely loyal to the Lutheran faith.
He was the culmination of the family's long line of musicians, beginning with his great-grandfather, Veit Bach, who was a professional violinist in Gotha, and the name Bach was considered a synonym for musician. George's Church, and Elizabeth Lämmerhirt Bach. There is one unused Great Work of Music for this Great Musician in the game files:Īdded in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685, in Eisenach, the youngest child of Johann Ambrosius Bach, organist at St.suffered a stroke later that year and died in July 1750. Despite that, he continued to perform and compose, completing his last known work in 1749.
Over the next few years, he created a number of religious compositions, earning him ever more fame.
In 1717, Bach accepted a position in the court of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cothen, While there, in tribute to the Duke of Brandenburg, Bach composed a series of musical works – the “Brandenburg Concertos,” considered by many the greatest musical expression of civilization.īach, never settled, moved on to Leipzig, where he became the organist and teacher at St. took on a number of positions in churches and courts over the next several years, during which he began composing more challenging original pieces. In 1703 Johann Sebastian landed his first musical gig, playing violin and organ and other instruments as needed at the court of Duke Johann Ernst in Weimar. lived with his older brother, Johann Christoph, the church organist, who taught him that instrument. The young Bach entered Lutheran school at the age of seven, where he was immersed in religious studies.
His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was the town musician for Eisenach and taught his son the violin before the boy turned six years old. Bach had a prestigious musical lineage in a musical family stretching back several generations. Great Works "Little" Fugue in G minorĪctivate at a district or wonder with an available Great Work slot.īorn in March 1685 AD in Thuringia, J.S. Johann Sebastian Bach is an Industrial Era Great Musician in Civilization VI.