Born into a family of church musicians in 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach was destined for a musical career. Orphaned at the age of nine, he was greatly influenced by his older brother who was then the organist at St Michael’s Church in Ohrdruf, which gave him the opportunity to learn and develop his talent as a church musician and composer. 

There is something very soothing, spiritual and robust about Bach’s music. While deeply rooted in the Baroque period, the transformative characteristic of the melodies has inspired everyone from Mozart to Beethoven to Chopin. Beethoven dubbed him “the original father of harmony”, gaining Bach’s reputation as the Father of Music. 

A biography