Bach’s body of work includes 1,128 compositions. Among musicians and others who listen to Baroque- era or classical music, Bach is considered one of the greatest composers – often the greatest composer – in the history of music.
Johann Sebastian Bach (aged 61) in a portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, second version of his 1746 canvas. Bach is holding a copy of the six-part canon BWV 1076.
It is the birthday of the musician who wrote "The Brandenburg Concertos," "The Well-Tempered Clavier," and "Mass in B Minor."
German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born on this day in 1685.
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