This lead Bach to resign from these roles. Unfortunately, the injustice committed against him when, following the death of Drese, the court Kapellmeister (director of music), instead of Bach, is preferred Drese's son (an untalented musician).

In Weimar, his life was becoming better and better, his financial situation was improving and his double role as an organist and chamber ensemble director was only going to offer him more opportunities to perfect his skills as a composer and performer. Over 15 years, Johann Sebastian Bach worked at the princely residences as court organist and chamber music director - first in Weimar (1708-1717), and then in Köthen (1717-1723). Here he meets and gets aquainted with Georg Böhm and his music who was an organist for the Saint John church and who also introduces little Bach to the Hamburg area way of playing the organ.Īnother important period in his life is the one spent at Mühlhausen (1707-1708) where he is hired as the town organist. In the years spent here (1700-1702), he was part of the choir and orchestral ensemble (as a violinist) and first came into contact with french instrumental music. Due to his unusually pleasant soprano-like voice, he was received with open arms at the school from Lüneburg. The Ohrdruf period (1695-1700) was the first step towards making acquaintance with two of what came to be his favorite instruments (the harpsichord and the church organ), under the severe guidance of Johann Cristoph.

Luckily, his big brother Johann Cristoph takes him under his wing and assumes responsibility of continuing little Johann Sebastian's musical education commenced by his father.

Born in a family of organ musicians and cantors settled in Turingia with a tradition of over 200 years of playing music, at the age of almost 10 years he becomes and orphan. Though he was well known and admired by his contemporary colleagues as being a virtuous harpsichord and organ player, Johann Sebastian Bach is considered today one of the most important composers of all time. Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March 1685, Eisenach - 28 July 1750, Leipzig)

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