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Place of Birth
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Eisenach, Thüringen, Germany
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Milestones
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1700-1703 Studied and worked as a chorister at the Church of Saint Michael in Lüneburg
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1703-1707 Held the position of church organist in Arnstadt
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1705 Went to Lübeck to hear the famed organist Dietrich Buxtehude
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1707 Became organist at the Church of Saint Blasius in Mülhausen
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1708-1717 Worked as court organist for Duke Wilhelm Ernst in Weimar; became court concertmaster in 1714
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1711-1720 Composed the Brandenburg Concertos |
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1717-1723 Held the position of court chapelmaster and director of chamber music at Anhalt-Köthen
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1722 Composed the Well-Tempered Clavier |
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1723-1750 Held the positions of choirmaster and musical director of Saint Thomas's Church and church school in Leipzig
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1727 or 1729 Composed the St. Matthew Passion |
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1745?-1750 Composed the Art of the Fugue |
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1747?-1749 Assembled the Mass in B Minor
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Did You Know
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Bach was imprisoned for a month in 1717 by Duke Wilhelm, who wanted to prevent him from accepting a position at Prince Leopold's court in Anhalt-Köthen.
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Bach had 7 children with his first wife, and 13 children with his second wife.
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The Bach family produced more than 50 noted musicians over several generations.
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Bach became sight-impaired during the last year of his life.
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