Part one of term paper
“Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.” That is wisdom given by , one of the greatest composers in Western musical history. More than 1,000 of his compositions survive today. Some examples are the Art of Fugue, Brandenburg Concerti, the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord, the Mass ...

Part two of term paper
... Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a talented violinist, and taught his son the basic skills for string playing. Another relation, the organist at Eisenach’s most important church, instructed the young boy on the organ. In 1695 his parents died when he was only ten years old. He went to go stay with his older brother, Johann Christoph, who was a professional organist at Ohrdruf. Johann Christoph continued his younger brother’s education on the organ, as well as on the harpsichord. After several ...