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Johann Sebastian Bach

ヨハン・ゼバスティアン・バッハ　/　よはん・ぜばすてぃあん・ばっは

Composer from Germany

March 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750　・　Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany

Thuringia
composer
organist
harpsichordist

My Take

Bach is the rare figure who feels less like a composer and more like a law of nature. What stuns me is how much cosmos he conjures from the barest means: a single cello in the Suites, one violin in the Sonatas and Partitas. Born in Eisenach as a church organist, he never chased stardom, yet the Brandenburg Concertos and Mass in B minor reward you more the deeper you dig. I find his music paradoxical, almost mathematical in structure yet capable of breaking your heart at midnight. Three centuries on, he still sets the bar for what human craft can reach.

Overview

Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the Cello Suites and Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered C…

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1. Profile

Name (English): Johann Sebastian Bach
Name (Japanese): ヨハン・ゼバスティアン・バッハ
Reading: よはん・ぜばすてぃあん・ばっは
Born: March 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Ox
Origin: Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer / organist / harpsichordist / violinist / violist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Brandenburg Concertos	—
Notable work	Cello Suites	—
Notable work	Sonatas and partitas for solo violin	—
Notable work	Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach	—
Notable work	Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach	—
Notable work	Mass in B minor	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BC%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%83%8F

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