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MUSIC & MUSICIANS

Music is an important part of world. It is often especially important to adolescents in the years when they are shaping their own unique identities.

of his life, he would hold many musical posts at schools, churches, and finally in the royal court. Part of his responsibilities in court was composing new musical pieces. He created hundreds of these, with some of the most famous being the Brandenburg Concertos and The St. Matthew Passion . Bach was serious about his faith, and many of his works were intended to be performed in churches. His final job was as an organist and teacher at St. Thomas’ Church in Leipzig, where he was also required to create a new cantata every week for the Sunday service. Toward the end of Bach’s life, his eyesight began to fail, until he was eventually completely blind. He continued to compose music, however,