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          Hey Kids, Meet Bach

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          Johann Sebastian Bach (Baptized 1685-1750) German Baroque Era Composer

          Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany in 1685.

          As a child, Bach's father taught him to play violin and harpsichord. One of his uncles, Johann Christoph Bach, introduced him to the art of organ playing.

          In 1707, Bach married his second cousin Maria Barbara Bach. They had seven children.

          In 1708 Bach became the court composer, organist, and Konzertmeister (instrument-playing leader of the orchestra) of the Weimar orchestra for the Duke of Weimar.

          When the Kapellmeister (conductor of an orchestra or choir) died in 1716, Bach asked about taking this job, but the duke appointed someone else. When Bach asked to be released from the Duke's service he put Bach in jail for four weeks before finally dismissing him.

          In 1717 Bach accepted a new post as the Kapellmeister fo