Johann Sebastian Bach

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Johann Sebastian Bach was a Baroque-era German composer and musician renowned for his complex, expressive works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, the Mass in B minor, and The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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instanceOf composer
harpsichordist
human
musician
organist
violinist
burialPlace St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
catalogCode BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
causeOfDeath complications from eye surgery
child Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1685-03-31
dateOfBirthOldStyle 1685-03-21
dateOfDeath 1750-07-28
employer Cöthen court
St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
Weimar court
ethnicGroup German
familyName Johann Sebastian Bach self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bach
father Johann Ambrosius Bach
fieldOfWork counterpoint
fugue composition
fullName Johann Sebastian Bach self-link
genre chamber music
keyboard music
orchestral music
organ music
sacred music
givenName Johann
hasHonorificTitle Father of Western classical music
hasSignature signature of Johann Sebastian Bach
influenced Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
influencedBy Antonio Vivaldi
Dieterich Buxtehude
languageOfWorkOrName German
mother Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt
movement Baroque
notableEvent Bach Revival in the 19th century
notableWork Brandenburg Concertos
Cello Suites
Christmas Oratorio
Goldberg Variations
Mass in B minor
Musical Offering
St John Passion
St Matthew Passion
The Art of Fugue
The Well-Tempered Clavier
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Violin Partitas and Sonatas
numberOfChildren 20
occupation Kapellmeister
cantor
composer
organist
placeOfBirth Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach
Eisenach
placeOfDeath Electorate of Saxony
Leipzig
positionHeld St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
surface form: Thomaskantor in Leipzig
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
spouse Anna Magdalena Bach
Maria Barbara Bach

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St Matthew Passion composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suites composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Maria Barbara Bach spouse Johann Sebastian Bach
Maria Barbara Bach relative Johann Sebastian Bach
Dieterich Buxtehude notableStudentOrInfluenced Johann Sebastian Bach
Musical Offering composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Anna Magdalena Bach spouse Johann Sebastian Bach
Albert Schweitzer influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach father Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Charles Gounod influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys performsWorksBy Johann Sebastian Bach
this entity surface form: J. S. Bach
Nina Simone influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
this entity surface form: Bach
Autumn Sonata musicBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Gödel, Escher, Bach subject Johann Sebastian Bach
Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach associatedWithPerson Johann Sebastian Bach
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir performsWorkOf Johann Sebastian Bach
Archiv Produktion catalogIncludesWorksBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Weimar hasNotableResident Johann Sebastian Bach
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César Franck influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
The Red Priest influenced Johann Sebastian Bach
subject surface form: Antonio Vivaldi
Heinrich Schütz influenced Johann Sebastian Bach
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Corelli influenced Johann Sebastian Bach
subject surface form: Arcangelo Corelli
Mendelssohn Elijah influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
subject surface form: Mendelssohn's Elijah
Clavichord wasUsedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Eisenach dedicatedTo Johann Sebastian Bach
subject surface form: Bachhaus Eisenach
Brad Mehldau influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Frédéric Chopin influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach-Archiv Leipzig dedicatedTo Johann Sebastian Bach
Wendy Carlos influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 influences Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
subject surface form: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Solaris (1972 film) usesMusicBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Hofstadter influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach
subject surface form: Douglas Hofstadter
The Sacrifice musicBy Johann Sebastian Bach
this entity surface form: J. S. Bach (pre‑existing music)
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this entity surface form: Johann Sebastian Bach (stylistically)
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Love and Death musicBy Johann Sebastian Bach
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Nikolaikirche, Leipzig associatedWith Johann Sebastian Bach
Nikolaikirche, Leipzig cityOrganistPositionHeldBy Johann Sebastian Bach
Herr, unser Herrscher composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein usedBy Johann Sebastian Bach