![]() ![]() As a young man, the musician goes through a series of posts as a church composer and organist at increasingly prestigious posts in Germany and Austria. ![]() As an adolescent, he is already a skilled keyboardist, violinist, and singer (a skill that is lost during puberty). He becomes an expert music theorist, performer, composer and teacher. From the first, Bach pursues all aspects of music. This diligence and passion are typical of the behavior that will drive the young musician for the rest of his life. ![]() The scores are kept behind bars under lock and key, but the young boy is able to squeeze his arm through and pull out the materials, which he copies at night by candlelight. Because of the rarity of printed music, Bach is forced to steal copied scores from his brother's apprenticeship with Johann Pachabel. The book follows the challenges posed to a 17th century German child who is trying to learn music. Johann Sebastian Bach is born in 1685, one of many children in a musical family. Christoph Wolff's definitive biography follows Johann Sebastian Bach from his youngest days to his maturity as the world's most famous musician. ![]()
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