Bach - Biographies of World Greats

Author: Zhang Xiuzhang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The great composer Bach was a person who successfully blended different musical styles from various countries. Bach gathered the essence of Italian, French, and German musical traditions and enriched them further. He composed many valuable works in his lifetime, and "The Complete Works of Bach" alone comprises thick, 47 volumes. Although he passed away over 200 years ago, his works are still frequently performed on stages around the world, and he made significant contributions to the development of European music. Bach was fortunate to grow up in a musical family; his father was a renowned violinist, his two uncles were highly talented composers, and several of his cousins were highly respected musicians. He grew up in a favorable musical environment and received strict musical training from his father. Bach had a deep love for music and was willing to overcome any difficulty to excel in it. His perseverance and diligent spirit. Later, he achieved great success, and whenever he received praise from others, he would modestly say, "What is there to be proud of? Anyone who works as hard as I do will achieve the same success."