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Who is a Chicken’s Favorite Composer?????

Who is a Chicken’s Favorite Composer?????. BACH. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). By: Heather Newell. Childhood. Born March 21 st , 1685, in Eisenach, Germany Orphan at 10 and taken in by his brother, Johann Christoph, until he was 15 Went to Lüneburg for school and to work in a church

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Who is a Chicken’s Favorite Composer?????

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  1. Who is a Chicken’s Favorite Composer????? BACH

  2. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) By: Heather Newell

  3. Childhood • Born March 21st, 1685, in Eisenach, Germany • Orphan at 10 and taken in by his brother, Johann Christoph, until he was 15 • Went to Lüneburg for school and to work in a church • Was a Soprano singing voice until his voice changed and started playing the violin and harpsichord.

  4. Influence • His brother • George Böhm • Local Organist

  5. Career • 1st job was for the court of Duke Johann Ernst in Weimar • Filled in for others • Organist at church in Arnstadt • Left to see a famous musician and extended visit • Organist at Church of St. Blaise in Mühlhausen • 1721, He created orchestra concertos which are called the Brandenburg Concertos

  6. Music • Church Cantatas • “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” • “Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit“ • “Jesu, Joy of Man‘s Desiring“ • “Herz und Mund und Tat und leben“ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc2qsJWZz4I • Written for the feast of visitation

  7. Life • 1906, he married his cousin Maria Barbara Bach • They had 7 children together, some died as infants • Maria died in 1720 while Bach was away playing for the Duke • He married singer, Anna Magdalena Wülcken, a year after • They had 13 children and more than half died • By 1740, Bach was struggling with his eyesight • Surgery year after was failed attempt • On July 28,1750, Bach died from a stroke • His sons, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, and Johann Christian Bach all went onto musical careers.

  8. Sources • Website • http://school.nettrekker.com/goExternal?np=/sections/external/web/external.ftl&pp=/includes/widgets/errors/error.ftl&evlCode=90573&productName=school&al=High • Music • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc2qsJWZz4I

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