Born: March 21, 1685. Eisenach, Germany
Died: July 28, 1750. Leipzig, Germany
Brummitt-Taylor Music Listening Program Piece of the Week:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major; 3. Allegro assai Page 67 in your binder...
Piece with narration by Mr. Jamesbarry...
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From Classics for Kids Bach Page:
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, where his father was a town musician. Bach came from a long line of composers - over 300 years' worth of Bachs all worked as professional musicians. By the time Johann was 10, both his parents had died, so he was brought up by his older brother, who was a church organist. Johann became a very good organist, too.
Johann Sebastian Bach held three major jobs in his life: first he worked for a duke, then for a prince, and finally, he became director of music at the St. Thomas Church and School in Leipzig, Germany. Even though his job in Leipzig kept him very busy, in his spare time, Bach conducted a group of musicians who liked to get together to perform at a local coffee house.
During his lifetime, people thought of Bach as just an ordinary working musician. No one really knew much about his music until 100 years after his death, when another composer, Felix Mendelssohn, conducted a performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion.
Bach is now seen as one of the greatest geniuses in music history. He wrote all kinds of music -- for organ and other keyboard instruments, orchestras, choirs, and concertos for many different instrumental combinations.
Follow the links below to learn more about J.S. Bach. You can listen to radio shows about the composer, learn about his works, and see pictures of his home and compositions. There's more biographical and historical information along with listening samples of his music.
J. S Bach at Classical Music Pages
Radio Shows at Classics for Kids
J.S. Bach at Essentials of Music
Wikipedia's J.S. Bach Page
HOASM two pages: J.S. Bach Biography and The Bach Family
To learn more about the orchestra and live performances of classical music, check out these sites...
San Francisco Symphony for Kids
The New York Philharmonic for Kids
NPR Performance Today
Finally check out what kids around the country are doing with classical music. The NPR podcast Classicool Kids is taken from highlights from the NPR radio show From the Top, which showcases young musicians and artists.
If you wish to subscribe to the weekly podcast (it's free) click here.
To see an RSS feed and play episodes through you web browser or down load to you desktop click here.
Or find out when and where you can list to the radio broadcast of From the Top.
