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He came from a long kind of musicians, and his family played a significant role in the formation of his musical education. The Bach family was connected with music. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a court musician, and his uncles were professional musicians. By tragic accident, Bach remained an orphan at the age of 10, having lost both parents. Then he moved to his older brother, Johann Christoph Bach, who continued his musical education.

He received a formal education at the Lyceum in the Okhdruf and became a skilled musician, playing the violin and harpsichord. His early acquaintance with various musical styles, from German and Italian to French, laid the foundation for his subsequent innovations. At the age of 18, Bach received his first professional position of a court musician in Weimar.

It was at this time that he began to experiment with the composition and acquired a reputation as a virtuoso of playing on the organ. The growing interest in composer art led him to study the works of modern composers, such as Vivaldi, Cooper and Buysteuhus, which influenced his developing style. In the year, Bach received the position of court organist and a chamber musician in Mülhausen.

During this period, he wrote a significant part of his early works, including church cantata and organ plays. However, his stay in Mülhausen was relatively short -lived: in the year he moved to Weimar, where he took the position of court organist and accompanist at the ducal court. Bach’s stay in Weimar was marked by fruitful composer activity: among the famous works - “Brandenburg concerts” and “well -tempered clavier”.

However, growing dissatisfaction with its position made him look for work elsewhere. In the year, he received the position of dropmaster in Kuten, where he composed mainly instrumental music due to Calvinist influence on the courtyard. The tragedy repeated in the year when the wife of Bach, Maria Barbara suddenly died. Despite the difficulties in his personal life, Bach continued to create some of his most famous works, including “Six Suyu for the cello” and “Sonates and partners for the Solo violin”.

In the year, Bach became a Thomascant in Leipzig - a position that demanded from him the supervision of music in four churches and the training of chorists. This was a turning point in his career, because he switched his attention to spiritual vocal music. Passions on St. John and Passion on St. Matthew, written during this period, are monumental works that show Bach’s skill in the field of choral composition.

The last years of Bach’s life in Leipzig were marked by extraordinary productivity.

He wrote a huge number of cantata, motits and Mass Si Minor. Despite professional difficulties and conflicts with local authorities, Bach’s musical heritage continued to grow. His work went beyond traditional church rites, and such compositions as Goldberg Coming, Musical Office and Art of Fugi showed his skill in the instrumental composition. The life of Johann Sebastian Bach broke off on July 28 in Leipzig.

Although during his lifetime his music was not widely recognized, the unsurpassed skill of counterpoint, harmonious innovation and an expressive depth erected him to the rank of musical giant. Bach compositions remain the cornerstone of classical music, influencing entire generations of musicians and earned the title of “masters of masters” in the world of Western classical music.