Johann Sebastian Bach wrote over 1000 works in his life, which became world leaders. The composer was not an easy person, he had an incredible musical talent. This man became famous as an unsurpassed organist of the 30s.
1. Johann Sebastian Bach's favorite pastime was visiting a church in the backwoods. He went there disguised as a poor teacher.
2. Bach is the only musician who played the accordion well.
3. More than 50 of Bach's relatives were famous musicians.
4. Bach played the organ.
5. Interesting facts about Bach say that at the age of 9 he lost his mother, and a year later his father died.
6. Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach.
7. Of the four surviving children of Bach, only 2 were able to become famous composers.
8. Bach is considered a representative of the Baroque era.
9. Bach was a music teacher.
10.In 1717, Johann Sebastian Bach was invited to a musical duel with Marchand, but as a result he had to perform alone.
11.In his life, Johann Sebastian Bach wrote more than 1000 works.
12. Bach was the youngest of 8 children in the family.
13. Only thanks to Bach, not only men, but also women can sing in the choirs at the church.
14.Johann Sebastian Bach studied at the vocal school of St. Michael. This happened when the famous composer was 15 years old.
15.Bach gained fame, bringing him a good income.
16. This composer never took money for his private lessons.
17.In January 1703, Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed court musician from Johann Ernst.
18. Facts from the life of Johann Sebastian Bach claim that in the last years of his life he lost his sight, and numerous operations did not give a positive result.
19. Georg Friedrich Handel became a contemporary of Bach, but these great composers never met.
20. Johann Sebastian Bach has lived in 8 cities throughout his life.
21.Bach's father died suddenly when the great musician was 9 years old.
22 In the town of Weimar, Bach received the position of court organist.
23. Quite often Bach could break loose and shout at his colleagues.
24 Wilhelm Friedemann and Karl Philip Emmanuel were born to Bach in Weimar.
25. Johann Sebastian Bach appreciated the possibility of free creativity. The facts from the life of Bach remind of this.
26.Bach spent 1 month in prison for constantly asking for resignation.
26.Bach's wife became the first chorus girl in the church.
27 Bach loved to fall asleep to music.
28. Johann Sebastian Bach considered himself one of the most religious people.
29 Bach played not only the organ, but also the harpsichord.
30.Bach's work is striking in its scope.
31.Bach composed music not only for individual instruments, but also for ensembles.
32. In 1720, Bach's wife died suddenly, but a year later he married again.
33. Bach had 13 children with his second wife.
34 In 1850 the Bach Society was founded. This is evidenced by interesting facts about Bach.
35 There is a monument to this great musician in Leipzig.
36. In 1723, Johann Sebastian Bach was the teacher of the singing school at the Church of St. Thomas.
37. In 1729, the famous composer became the head of the "College of the Musician" circle.
38 In 1707, Bach married his own cousin Maria Barbara Bach.
39. They decided to bury Johann Sebastian Bach in the Johannis cemetery.
40 One day young Bach went from Luneburg to Hamburg to listen to the famous composer and organist I.A. Reinken.
41 At the end of July 1949, Bach's remains were moved to the choir of St. Thomas.
42. Johann Sebastian Bach spent a lot of time on the musical education of his own children.
43. The musician found golden ducats in the heads of herring.
44.Bach entered the top 10 of the greatest composers of all times and peoples.
45. In total, Bach had 17 children: from the first wife - 4 children, and from the second - 13.
46.Bach's work is the highest point of the era of polyphony in Western European music.
47.Bach's first composing experiments occurred at the age of 15.
48 Bach lived for 65 years.
49.Bach died in Leipzig.
50. Johann Sebastian Bach never bragged about his successes and achievements.
51. No one bothered to put a headstone on Bach's grave.
52. Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest representatives of world culture.
53. There is still no exact evidence that it is Bach Johann who lies in the grave. Interesting facts about this person confirm that his remains were transferred from place to place many times.
54. Only 200 years after Bach's death was the complete catalog of his works published.
55 Bach belonged to a musical family.
56.Bach is considered a member of the 5th generation of musicians.
57. Having heard only once the composition of Marchand, Johann Sebastian Bach performed it without a single mistake.
58. He wrote 8 choral concertos.
59.Bach was the first to feel the versatility of playing the clavier.
60.Bach left an inheritance after his death, which consisted of a significant amount of money, 52 church books and many musical instruments.
61. Only in Germany there are 12 monuments to the composer.
62. During the performance of the famous works of Bach in the churches, either Johann himself or one of his sons was usually at the organ.
63. Several of the musician's sons also became quite famous composers.
64. In order to protect his own independence, Johann Sebastian Bach tried with all his might to get the position of court musician.
65.The surname Bach literally translates from German as "stream".
66. One person ordered Bach to write such a piece so that after listening to it one could fall asleep in a sound and healthy sleep.
67. In the early 14s, Bach created the second volume, The Well-Tempered Clavier.
68. Johann Sebastian Bach was the author of the aphorism: "to get a good sleep, you should not go to bed on the same day when you need to wake up."
69. In the last years of his life, Johann Sebastian Bach's interest in musical activity decreases, so he refuses various concerts and meetings.
70.Bach's pedagogical activity during his lifetime did not receive proper appreciation.
