... the organ and violin. At the age of ten, he survived the death of both of his parents, and his older brother took him in. In 1706, he married Maria Barbara. They had seven kids together. Around this time, Bach spent his time in service to the courts, and he had to compose a large amount of instrumental music: hundreds of pieces ... various instruments, and concertos for various instruments and orchestra. The most famous of these are the six concerti gross that Bach composed for the Duke of Brandenburg in 1721. Maria Barbara died suddenly in 1720, and Bach married Anna Magdalena Bach. Th...

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... of the prince of Weimar but left within a year to become an organist at Arnstadt. Bach went to Muhlhausen as an organist in 1707. There he married his cousin Maria Barbara Bach; together they had seven children. In 1708 he was made court organist and chamber musician at Weimar, and in 1714 he became concertmaster. In 1720 Bach's wife died, and ... ...

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... collection of his finest early works which, included organ pieces and cantatas. By this time Bach had been married for several years. He actually became married to his cousin Maria Barbara. They, for the most part, had a happy marriage. By this stage of his life he had "composed" for himself a wonderful reputation of being a brilliant musical talent. Along with that his ... ...

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... was hit by a fire; it was thus difficult to find suitable dwellings, therefore he was forced to pay high rent. Nevertheless, shortly after his arrival, he brought his cousin Maria Barbara from Arnstadt, and October 17th 1707 he married her in a small church. By now Bach had high ideals for the church music of Germany. He began organizing the rather poor ... ...

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... he wanted. Thus was the end of his first job. He moved on from Arnstadt in 1707 at the age of twenty-two to Muhlhausen and married his cousin Maria Barbara Bach on October 17, 1707. He then found another organist position at St. Blasius Church there in Muhlhausen. The facilities here were very poor, but his efforts brought about his ... ...

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