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Johann Sebastian Bach
✦Baroque1685 – 1750Western ClassicalGerman
Overview
Born
1685, Eisenach, Thuringia
Died
1750
Nationality
German
Tradition
Western Classical
Era
Baroque
Biography
The towering figure of Baroque music, Bach produced an extraordinary body of work across every genre of his era: keyboard music, orchestral suites, Brandenburg concertos, choral passions, and the monumental Mass in B minor. His counterpoint remains the benchmark of Western musical craft.