Johann Sebastian Bach Composed Songs. Johann sebastian bach was a german composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Named a unesco heritage in 2015, the mass in b minor is one of the greatest compositions of the cantor of leipzig.
Johann sebastian bach was better known as a virtuoso organist than as a composer in his day. There are a further 23 works which were lost or unfinished. Johann sebastian bach was a german composer and musician of the baroque period. Johann sebastian bach was born march 31, 1685 in eisenach, thuringia, germany.
Bach's compositions include the brandenburg concertos, the goldberg variations, the mass in b minor, two.
Named a unesco heritage in 2015, the mass in b minor is one of the greatest compositions of the cantor of leipzig. Christian wolff, johann sebastian bach: Musical discussions abound, but they are not overly technical. His father, johann ambrosius bach was a 7th generation musician, and carried on the tradition by teaching him how to play the violin.