Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach. His father, Ambrosius Bach, was a town and court musician. As a child, Johann attended Eisenach's Latin school. At the age of ten, he became an orphan after the death of his mother and father. He was then sent to be raised by his older brother Johann Christoph Bach.
Johann studied at the Kloster school from 1695-1700, a school that emphasized the Lutheran version of the Holy Scripture. He squeezed in a six-year course of theology into four years, and began studying five hours of music per week. …