Johann Sebastian Bach

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As time passes, many composers leave unforgettable marks that people today look back onto and try to aspire to. Johann Sebastion Back, whom is no exception to this idiom, left a indelible mark. Many look back to his works to both learn and admire. He truly can be considered a music great.
Bach, who came from a family of many musicians, was nothing short of a virtuosic instrumentalist as well as a masterful composer. Born in Eisenach, Germany, on March 21, 1685, he was the son of Johann Ambrosius Bach. He taught his son the basic skills for string playing. Later Bach started playing the organ, which is the instrument he is known for in history. His instruction on the organ came from the player at Eisenach's most important church. He instructed the young boy rather rigorously until his skills went over anyone's expectations for someone of such a young age. Bach suffered greatly when his parents died in 1695. He then went to live with his older brother, Johann Christoph, who also was a professional organist. He continued his younger brother's education on that instrument, as well as introducing him to the harpsichord. After several years of studying with his older brother, he was given a scholarship to study in Luneberg, Germany. As a result, he left his brother and went to go and study there.
The teenage years brought Bach to several parts of Germany. He mainly worked as an organist in churches because that is what he perfected from his young training. However, Johann Sebastian first found employment at the age of 18 as a violinist in a court orchestra in Weimar. Although he did not stay there very long, he was able to make good a good sum of money playing for the king. He soon after worked as a church organist in Arnstadt. It was here that Bach realized his standards and regards that he had for music. In Arnstadt as well as in many other places that Bach worked, he was known for getting into fights because of the quality...