JohannSebastianBachwasaGermancomposerandmusicianoftheBaroqueperiod.BornonMarch31,1685,inEisenach,Germany,heiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestcomposersinWesternmusichistory.Bachcamefromafamilyofmusiciansandwasknownforhisexceptionalskillinorganplaying.HisworksincludemasterpiecessuchastheBrandenburgConcertos,theMassinBMinor,theWell-TemperedClavier,andtheSt.MatthewPassion.Bach'smusiciscelebratedforitstechnicaldepth,artisticbeauty,andintellectualcomplexity.Thoughnotwidelyrecognizedduringhislifetime,hisinfluencegrewsignificantlyafterhisdeathonJuly28,1750.Today,Bach'scompositionsremainessentialinclassicalmusicandcontinuetoinspiremusiciansandaudiencesworldwide.
