Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) went down in history as a virtuoso organist and a prolific composer: cantata, passions, concerts, sonatas, fugs, canons, passacal – his work is incredibly diverse and completely in instrumental technology and composition. In addition, he was an improviser, teacher and conductor. The father of twenty children, he introduced them to music, ensuring the baton of generations and the continuity of musical culture. In Bach’s work, the usual line between secular and church music is almost erased, which is why he is even today considered one of the greatest composers of all times and peoples. “The music is intended to glorify God for the permitted enjoyment of the soul,” he said, making these words with his motto.
Author
Lebusha Mark
Editor
Smirnova E.V.
Translator
Kolodochkina Ekaterina Vladimirovna
Publisher
Young Guard, 2015
Series
ZhZL – Small series
16+
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