01256nam a22001817a 4500 OSt 20260331022401.0 260331b |||||||| |||| 00| 0beng d GZK Library English ABM2000/03 Geck, Martin Johann Sebastian Bach : His Life, Works and Influence 1685-1750 Germany : Inter Nationes, 2000 96p., 15cmx23cm ;pictures Johann Sebastian Bach ,who died 250 years ago,is one of the greatest composers who ever lived,and with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven one of the most important composers of the German-speaking cultural area.He was born into a big family of musicians in Thuringia and handed on his musical gifts to his many children - four of his sons became major composers themselves. After working as an organist in Arnstadt ,Muehlhausen and Weimar and as Court Kapellmeister in Koethen Johann Sebastian was appointed Kantor of the Thomas Choir and Director of musi in Leipzig .His work is in the Middle German Baroque tradition ,but it points far beyond the borders of his own country and epoch.Today it is performed in churches and concert halls all over the world. Custom ABM 0 1568 1568 0 0 Custom 0 0 NFIC GZKL GZKL GEN 2026-03-30 0 ABM2000/03 2026-0346 2026-03-30 07:58:00 2026-03-30 ABM