Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Celebrating the Vernal Equinox and JS Bach

 How fitting that Johann Sebastian Bach was born on the first day of spring (at least on the old style calendar). J.S. Bach was born in Eisenach, Saxe-Eisenach (Thurgia) in 1685. Johann was the eighth child born into a very musical family.


J.S. Bach was widely acclaimed as an accomplished organist during his lifetime...

Bach was also prolific in his parenthood. Bach fathered twenty children, four of which became famous as musicians. Despite assertions to the contrary, PDQ Bach is no relation...

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