Bach
- Complete Name: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Born: 1685
- Died: 1750
- Nationality: German
- Sex: Male
Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organist from the late Baroque period. His very prolific output includes sacred and secular works, such as cantatas, concertos, organ pieces, and the famous Brandenburg Concertos. Bach's work is known for its rigor, enthusiasm, and synthesis of previous musical styles and traditions. He wrote in the Baroque style throughout his life, even as other composers transitioned to the Classical style.
Popular Works
- Passion According to St. Matthew, BWV.244
- Cantata no. 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
- Cantata no. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", BWV.140
- Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV.1041
- Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV.1068
- Toccata and fugue in D minor, BWV.565
- Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV.582
- Fugue in G minor, BWV.578, "Little Fugue"
- Canone doppio sopr'il soggetto, BWV.1077
- Canon concordia discors a2, in contrary motion, BWV.1086
- Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV.1048
- Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV.1047
- Art of the Fugue, BWV.1080
- Canon triplex a 6 voc., BWV.1076
- Cantata no. 21: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV.21
- Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV.1007
- Cello Suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV.1010
- Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV.1007
- Fugue in G minor, BWV.578, "Little Fugue"
- Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV.582
- Toccata and fugue in D minor, BWV.565
- Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV.1047
- Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV.1048
- Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV.1068
- Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV.1041
- Cantata no. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", BWV.140
- Cantata no. 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
- Passion According to St. Matthew, BWV.244