Interesting facts about Johann Bach Is a great opportunity to learn more about the life and work of one of the greatest composers in history. His music is still performed in the world's best philharmonic societies, and is also actively used in art and cinema.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Johann Bach.
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - German composer, organist, conductor and teacher.
- Bach's first music teacher was his older brother.
- Johann Bach came from a family of musicians. For a long time, his ancestors were associated with music in one way or another.
- A convinced Protestant, the composer became the author of many spiritual works.
- As a teenager, Bach sang in the church choir.
- An interesting fact is that over the years of his creative biography, Johann Bach wrote over 1000 works, in almost all genres known at that time.
- According to the authoritative edition of the New York Times, Bach is the greatest composer in world history.
- Bach preferred to fall asleep to music.
- Did you know that in fit of anger, Johann Bach often raised his hand against his subordinates?
- During his career, Bach did not write a single opera.
- Another German composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, admired Bach's work (see interesting facts about Beethoven).
- Johann Bach made a lot of efforts so that not only men, but also girls sang in the church choirs.
- Bach played the organ masterly, and also had an excellent command of the clavier.
- The man was married twice. He fathered 20 children, of whom only 12 survived.
- Johann Bach had a phenomenal memory. He could play the melody on the instrument, having listened to it only 1 time.
- Oddly enough, but one of Bach's delicacies was herring heads.
- Johanna's first wife was his cousin.
- Johann Sebastian Bach was a very devout man, as a result of which he attended all church services.
- The musician admired the work of Dietrich Buxtehude. Once, he walked about 50 km to attend a concert by Dietrich.
- One of the craters on Mercury is named after Bach (see interesting facts about Mercury).
- Over the years of his biography, Johann Bach managed to live in 8 cities, but never left his homeland for a long period of time.
- In addition to German, the man spoke English and French well.
- Johann Goethe compared the feeling of Bach's music to "eternal harmony in dialogue with oneself."
- One employer was so reluctant to let the composer go to another employer that he complained about him to the police. As a result, Bach spent almost a month in prison.
- After the death of Johann Bach, the popularity of his work began to decline, and the place of his burial was completely lost. The grave was discovered by chance only at the end of the 19th century.
