Memo-0080

Type:

Bach Caricature

Title:

Diligent Baroque Master of Pretty Much Everything

Description:

"Johann Sebastian Bach was the king of the Baroque period, master of the oratorio, the fugue, the mass, the cantata, and pretty much everything else he chose to write. He worked for the church, which fortunately was a good enough position to allow him to raise his 20 children. For all his current staggering fame, though, he was unknown in his lifetime. His rediscovery can be attributed to Felix Mendelssohn, who wasn't mentioned on this quiz until now.
A few key works: B-Minor Mass, The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Art of the Fugue, Brandenburg Concerti"
And as it happens, I think Bach the coolest composer. So I am consistent....

Creator:

Source: Siris: July 2004
Contributor: Teddy Kaufman (December 2007)