Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the world's greatest [?]. He lived and wrote his music in an historical period called The . He is often referred to as a composer.

Bach was born in on , . In 2005 we celebrated Bach's 320th birthday. In the year 2000 we celebrated the 250th anniversary of his death.

All over Germany members of the Bach family were famous .

Bach's mother died when he was and his died when he was . Bach moved in with his and lived with him until he turned .

Bach's older brother taught him how to play the and the . Bach became a great , and . Bach was the Director of Music or at many famous and in .

Bach wrote more than almost any other composer. He wrote pieces for the , , , , , and for many solo instruments such as oboe, violin, flute and cello. His music is so well crafted and composed that even now performers from all over the world still play his music.

Johann Sebastian Bach had a happy family life. Although his first wife died [which was very sad] Bach remarried and had a total of children. A number of these children also from many of the that were in those days. Besides writing music for the [?] and the [?], Bach composed many little pieces for his .

During the last two years of his life, Bach became . He died in July of .