Bach (1685–1750) is one of the most influential composers in Western music history, whose mastery of harmony, counterpoint, and form shaped the course of classical music. A virtuoso organist and a prolific composer of the Baroque era, Bach’s works range from intricate fugues and sacred choral masterpieces to lively orchestral concertos.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is one of the most influential musicians of all times - in 2011, the New York Times named him the most important composer in the history of music.
Ever since, Bach has been acclaimed as one of the greatest composers of classical music. The Bach family had already produced several composers when Johann Sebastian was born in Eisenach, the youngest child of the city musician Johann Ambrosius Bach.
Johann Sebastian Bach, composer of the Baroque era and member of a large family of north German musicians. He was later regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time, celebrated for such pieces as the Brandenburg Concertos and The Well-Tempered Clavier.
The Bach family is a family of notable composers of the Baroque and Classical periods of music, the best-known of whom was Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750).