Johann Sebastian Bach: Quick Facts

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Born	March 31, 1685 • Eisenach • Germany
Died	July 28, 1750 (aged 65) • Leipzig • Germany
Notable Works	sinfonia • “Brandenburg Concertos” • “Christmas Oratorio” • “Fugue in E-flat Major” • “God Is My King” • “Hunt Cantata” • “Jesu meine Freude” • “Mass in B Minor” • “Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor” • “St. John Passion” • “St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244” • “Three-Part Inventions”
Movement / Style	Baroque music
Notable Family Members	son Johann Christian Bach • son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach • son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach • son Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

The same doctor performed eye surgery on Bach and George Friedrich Handel, who both became blind after the procedure.
Bach's parents both died when he was ten years old.
Bach was attacked by one of his students with a club.