Johann Sebastian Bach was born in March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Thuringia (which is now in Germany). He was the youngest child of Johann Ambrosius Bach, an organist at St. George's Church, and Maria Elisabetha Lämmerhirt Bach. He grew up around music, since his family were all composers.

His mom died when he was only nine years old, his father followed eight months later. His eldest brother, Johann Christoph Bach took him in. He was the one who influenced Bach in music and composing of songs.

At age 14, him and a friend were given scholarships to St. Michael’s School in Luneburg. In 1703, he took up a post as court musician at the chapel of Duke Johann Ernest in Weimer. Not much is known of what went on there, but his keyboard skills rose to the public.

1706, Bach became an organist at St. Blasius in Muhlhausen. Four month later, he married his second cousin, Maria Barbara Bach. Together they had seven children; four whom survived to adulthood and two sons following his father’s footsteps.

The married couple moved to Weimer in 1708; he became court organist and concert master. He completed in 1714 English Suite No. 3 in harpsichord, and also Das Wohltemperierte Clavier.

1717, The Prince Leopold of Anhalt, Cothen hired Bach to be his Kapellmeister. He did not compse any worship music, for the prince was a Calvinist. He did mostly secular music, composing Orchestral Suites, containing six suites for solo cello, sonatas, and partitas for solo violin.

1720, Bach’s wife, Maria, died unexpectedly. Bach remarried a year later to a young, soprano performer of the courts of Cothen. Anna Magdalena Wilcke was seventeen years younger than Bach, but they had a good marriage with thirteen more kids; three became like their father and another three survived to adulthood.

1723, Bach became the canot of Thomasschule. There he wrote a couple songs. He also took the teaching job at Thomasschule for chior and also at two other churches, St. Thomas and St. Nicholas.

1729, Bach took over the directorship of an old friend of the Collegium Musicum. There he wrote more music. He also wrote a song in order to have favor for the Royal Court Composer, which he achieved. Bach gave the Collegium Musicum to a former pupil.

By the end of his years, Bach was going blind rather rapidly. He composed a last music piece, Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit (Before thy throne I now appear). He dedicated this to Johann Christoph Altnikol, his pupil and son-in-law.