This detailed biography of Johann Sebastian Bach, prepred by the editors at www.BaroqueMusic.org, covers every period in the composer's life. Numerous colour and b/w illustrations are drawn from both contemporary and modern sources to complete the picture. Included is the fascinating story of Bach's Four Shorter Masses, and a biography of Gottfried Silbermann, organ builder and friend of the Bach family.

1  EARLY YEARS
     Eisenach (1685-1695) – Ohrdruf (1695-1700)
     Lüneburg (1700-1702) – Weimar 1703
     Arnstadt (1703-1707) – Mülhausen (1707-1708)
2  Bach's First Major Appointment: WEIMAR 1708-1717
3  CÖTHEN: 1717-1723
4   The City of Leipzig – an Illustrated Guided Tour
5  LEIPZIG 1: 1723-1729 – Cantor and Director of Music
6  A Royal Visit to Leipzig, 1733
       Bach's B-Minor Mass is begun.
7  LEIPZIG 2: 1729-1740 – The Collegium Musicum
8  LEIPZIG 3: 1744-1750 – The Introspective Years
      Bach visits Potsdam, the Musical Offering is born.
9   Bach's Four Sorter Masses
      A Tale of Smuggling, Mystery and Intrigue
10   Gottfried Silbermann – Master Organ-builder
      Bach's Friend and Colleague

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