Biography of Bach download powerpoint presentation. Presentation on the topic "the great Johann Sebastian Bach". Late period of creativity

From birth, no one in the family doubted that little Johann would be a musician: all the children played various instruments and studied musical notation, solfeggio and music theory.

Already at the age of five, little Bach learned to play the violin, which his father gave him. Listening to birds singing in the morning, the boy tried to reproduce beautiful sounds with the help of a bow and strings. This is how Bach's first enchanting music appeared.

At the age of 9, the future composer first learned what grief was: first his mother died, and a year later his father died of illness. Johann settled with his older brother, who cared for and helped him and taught him to play the organ and clavier.

In a constantly locked closet, forbidden to Bach, lay a thick notebook with works by great composers. The boy managed to open the lock. He spent several months copying works at night, straining his eyesight from the moonlight.

When the young man was 15 years old, he moved to another city to study at a church school. Johann learned to sing, and at the same time began to write his own small musical compositions for the clavier and organ.

After graduating from school, the young man is looking for a varied job, traveling around the cities of Germany. At the age of 22, Johann proposed and married his beloved cousin, Maria Bach.

The next 9 years became a time of intense and intense work for the musician, already well-known in certain circles. Bach serves as a court musician for the Duke of Weimar, writes a lot and brings already written works to perfection.

Here Bach had two beautiful sons, who would become famous composers in the future. Having gone to work for Duke Leopold, the composer felt happy and calm, and composed a lot. Begins to write concertos for orchestra.

In 1920, grief again - his wife dies, with whom there are four children in the family. Bach marries again. Receives the position of cantor at the church in Leipzig and becomes responsible for the personnel of musicians and singers throughout the city.

The years 1723 - 1750 saw a surge in the creativity of the already great composer. He wrote sacred music, plays and canons, which were immediately distributed as scores throughout the world.

In recent years, J.S. Bach saw very poorly; he underwent several operations on his eyes, but his vision only worsened. His funeral was solemn and crowded. Fans from different cities came to see the composer off on his final journey.

Having left behind not only 20 children, but also a huge creative legacy, John Sebastian Bach still surprises with his works, making you listen to them again and again.

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At 15, Bach moved to Luneberg, where in 1700-1703. Studied at the church choir school. During his studies, he visited Hamburg, Celle and Lubeck to get acquainted with the work of famous musicians of his time and new French music. Bach's first compositional experiments - works for organ and clavier - date back to the same years. After graduation, Bach was busy looking for a job that would provide his daily bread and leave time for creativity. From 1703 to 1708 he served in Weimar, Arnstadt, and Mühlhausen. In 1707 he married his cousin Maria Barbara Bach. His creative interests were then focused mainly on music for organ and clavier. The most famous composition of that time is “Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother.” At 15, Bach moved to Luneberg, where in 1700-1703. Studied at the church choir school. During his studies, he visited Hamburg, Celle and Lubeck to get acquainted with the work of famous musicians of his time and new French music. Bach's first compositional experiments - works for organ and clavier - date back to the same years. After graduation, Bach was busy looking for a job that would provide his daily bread and leave time for creativity. From 1703 to 1708 he served in Weimar, Arnstadt, and Mühlhausen. In 1707 he married his cousin Maria Barbara Bach. His creative interests were then focused mainly on music for organ and clavier. The most famous composition of that time is “Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother.” Having received the position of court musician from the Duke of Weimar in 1708, Bach settled in Weimar, where he spent 9 years. These years in Bach's biography became a time of intense creativity, in which the main place belonged to works for the organ, including numerous chorale preludes, organ toccata and fugue in D minor, passacaglia in C minor. The composer wrote music for the clavier and spiritual cantatas (more than 20). Using traditional forms, Johann Bach brought them to the highest perfection. In Weimar, Bach had sons, the future famous composers Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philipp Emmanuel.

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In 1717, Bach accepted an invitation to the service of Duke Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen. Life in Köthen was at first the happiest time in the composer’s life: the prince, an enlightened man for his time and a good musician, appreciated Bach and did not interfere with his work, inviting him on his trips. In Köthen, three sonatas and three partitas for solo violin, six suites for solo cello, English and French suites for clavier, and six Brandenburg concertos for orchestra were written. Of particular interest is the collection “The Well-Tempered Clavier” - 24 preludes and fugues, written in all keys and in practice proving the advantages of the tempered musical system, the approval of which was hotly debated. Subsequently, Bach created the second volume of The Well-Tempered Clavier, also consisting of 24 preludes and fugues in all keys. In 1717, Bach accepted an invitation to the service of Duke Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen. Life in Köthen was at first the happiest time in the composer’s life: the prince, an enlightened man for his time and a good musician, appreciated Bach and did not interfere with his work, inviting him on his trips. In Köthen, three sonatas and three partitas for solo violin, six suites for solo cello, English and French suites for clavier, and six Brandenburg concertos for orchestra were written. Of particular interest is the collection “The Well-Tempered Clavier” - 24 preludes and fugues, written in all keys and in practice proving the advantages of the tempered musical system, the approval of which was hotly debated. Subsequently, Bach created the second volume of The Well-Tempered Clavier, also consisting of 24 preludes and fugues in all keys.

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But the cloudless period of Bach's life was cut short in 1720: his wife dies, leaving four young children. But the cloudless period of Bach's life was cut short in 1720: his wife dies, leaving four young children. In 1721, Bach married Anna Magdalena Wilken for the second time. In 1723, his “Passion according to John” was performed in the Church of St. Thomas in Leipzig, and Bach soon received the position of cantor of this church while simultaneously performing the duties of a teacher at the church school (Latin and singing). In Leipzig (1723-50), Bach became the “musical director” of all the churches in the city, overseeing the personnel of musicians and singers, overseeing their training, assigning works required for performance, and doing much more. Unable to be cunning and skimpy and not being able to perform everything in good faith, the composer repeatedly found himself in conflict situations that darkened his life and distracted him from his work. By that time, the composer had reached the heights of his mastery and created magnificent examples in various genres. First of all, this is sacred music: cantatas (about two hundred have survived), "Magnificat" (1723), masses (including the immortal "High Mass" in B minor, 1733), "Matthew Passion" (1729), dozens of secular cantatas (among them the comic "Coffee Room" and "Peasant Room"), works for organ, orchestra, harpsichord (among the latter, it is necessary to highlight the cycle "Aria with 30 variations", the so-called "Goldberg Variations", 1742). In 1747, Bach created a cycle of plays, “Musical Offerings,” dedicated to the Prussian king Frederick II. The last work was a work called “The Art of Fugue” (1749-50) - 14 fugues and 4 canons on one theme.

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The fate of his legacy also turned out to be difficult. During his lifetime, Bach enjoyed fame. However, after the death of the composer, Bach's name and music began to fall into oblivion. Genuine interest in his work arose only in the 1820s, which began with the performance of the St. Matthew Passion in Berlin in 1829 (organized by F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy). In 1850, the Bach Society was created, which sought to identify and publish all the composer’s manuscripts (46 volumes were published over half a century). The fate of his legacy also turned out to be difficult. During his lifetime, Bach enjoyed fame. However, after the death of the composer, Bach's name and music began to fall into oblivion. Genuine interest in his work arose only in the 1820s, which began with the performance of the St. Matthew Passion in Berlin in 1829 (organized by F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy). In 1850, the Bach Society was created, which sought to identify and publish all the composer’s manuscripts (46 volumes were published over half a century).

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Johann Sebastian Bach one of the greatest composers in the history of music, born on March 21, 1685 in the small German town of Eisenach Johann Sebastian Bach one of the greatest composers in the history of music, born on March 21, 1685 in the small German town of Eisenach The house in which J. Bach was born

Johann Sebastian Bach was the youngest, eighth child in the family of musician Johann Ambrosius Bach. Many of Johann Sebastian's ancestors were professional musicians. Johann Sebastian Bach was the youngest, eighth child in the family of the musician Johann Ambrosius Bach. Many of Johann Sebastian's ancestors were professional musicians

When Johann Sebastian was 9 years old, his mother died. The boy was taken in by his older brother, Johann Christoph, who taught him to play the organ and clavier. Johann Sebastian loved music very much and never missed an opportunity to practice it or study new works. Organ Clavier

At the age of 15, Bach moved to Lüneburg, where he studied at the singing school of St. Michael's Personal Seal of Bach Bach's Manuscript

In Köthen (1717 - 1723) Bach served as bandmaster at the court of the Prince of Köthen, where there was no organ. Therefore, Bach wrote mainly keyboard and orchestral music. The composer's duties included leading a small orchestra, accompanying the prince's singing and entertaining him by playing the clavier. Easily coping with his responsibilities, Bach devoted all his free time to creativity. In Köthen (1717 - 1723) Bach served as bandmaster at the court of the Prince of Köthen, where there was no organ. Therefore, Bach wrote mainly keyboard and orchestral music. The composer's duties included leading a small orchestra, accompanying the prince's singing and entertaining him by playing the clavier. Easily coping with his responsibilities, Bach devoted all his free time to creativity.

The Voyager spacecraft was launched in 1977 and carried a gold disc of Bach's music. The first sounds introducing humanity to other extraterrestrial civilizations will be “Brandenburg Concerto 2” by J.S. Bach In 1977, the Voyager spacecraft was launched, and on board there is a golden disc with the music of Bach. The first sounds introducing humanity to other extraterrestrial civilizations will be “Brandenburg Concerto 2” by J.S. Bach