(painting by ‘elias gottlob haussmann’)
(‘1746’)
(‘age 61’)
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(’31 march 1685′ – ’28 july 1750′)
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(born in ‘eisenach’)
(in ‘present-day germany’)
(‘old-style’ julian calendar DOB was ’21 march 1685′)
(as the ‘julian calendar’ was ~10 days behind the ‘gregorian calendar’ when he was born)
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(the most prominent figure of the “baroque era”)
(german ‘composer’ / ‘organist’)
(wrote both ‘ecclesiastical’ and ‘secular’ works for ‘choir’, ‘orchestra’, and ‘solo instruments’)
(‘johann sebastian bach’ was a german ‘composer’ and ‘musician’ of the ‘baroque period’)
(he enriched ‘established german styles’ through his skill in ‘counterpoint’, ‘harmonic’, and ‘motivic’ organization, and the adaptation of ‘rhythms’, ‘forms’, and ‘textures’ from abroad, particularly from ‘italy’ + ‘france’)
(bach’s compositions include the brandenburg concertos, the goldberg variations, the ‘mass in B minor’, 2 ‘passions’, and over ‘300 cantatas’ of which around ‘200’ survive)
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(his music is revered for its…)
‘technical command’
‘artistic beauty’
‘intellectual depth’
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(bach’s abilities as an ‘organist’ were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognized as a ‘great composer’ until a revival of interest in (+ performances of) his music in the 1st half of ‘the 1800s’)
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(he is now generally regarded as 1 of the greatest composers of all time)
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👈👈👈☜*“GERMAN COMPOSERS”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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