Topmusicanswers
- What inspired Bach's music?
- Which composers influenced JS Bach?
- What is an interesting fact about Bach?
- How did Buxtehude influence Bach?
What inspired Bach's music?
His father, Johann Ambrosius, worked as the town musician in Eisenach, and it is believed that he taught young Johann to play the violin. ... Bach was greatly influenced by a local organist named George Böhm. In 1703, he landed his first job as a musician at the court of Duke Johann Ernst in Weimar.
Which composers influenced JS Bach?
J.C. Bach exposed him to the works of great composers of the day, including South German composers such as Johann Pachelbel (under whom Johann Christoph had studied) and Johann Jakob Froberger; North German composers; Frenchmen, such as Jean-Baptiste Lully, Louis Marchand, Marin Marais; and the Italian clavierist ...
What is an interesting fact about Bach?
Johann Sebastian Bach was born March 31, 1685 in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach was a 7th generation musician, and carried on the tradition by teaching him how to play the violin. Bach lost both his parents when he was 10 years old.
How did Buxtehude influence Bach?
We also know that Bach made several manuscript copies of Buxtehude's music and transported them all back to Arnstadt. It was certainly a fruitful trip for Bach. ... Buxtehude's organ preludes also strongly influenced the preludes, toccatas and fugues that Bach would go on to compose.
