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How many children did Johann Sebastian Bach have and how many survived to adulthood?

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Painting by Elias Gottlieb Hausmann of Johann Sebastian Bach wearing a dark coat with a white shirt and holding a sheet of music in his left hand. — Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach.

Johann Sebastian Bach was the father of 20 children in total, 7 with his first wife and 13 with his second wife. Of these 20 children, only 10 survived to adulthood. Several of his sons, such as Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel, and Johann Christian, followed in his footsteps to become notable composers.12