Ben Wilson
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach, a very small town in the province of Thuringia in central Germany. And the first thing you need to understand is that Bach was born into a musical dynasty like no other. The Bach name was basically shorthand for musician across central Germany.
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach, a very small town in the province of Thuringia in central Germany. And the first thing you need to understand is that Bach was born into a musical dynasty like no other. The Bach name was basically shorthand for musician across central Germany.
So, for example, when there's a vacancy in the city of Arnstadt, the Count of Arnstadt asks his servant if he can urgently acquire a Bach instrument. That's literally what he says in the letter. Hey, can you find a Bach? Like it's something you could grab from the grocery store. That's how well known they were as musicians.
So, for example, when there's a vacancy in the city of Arnstadt, the Count of Arnstadt asks his servant if he can urgently acquire a Bach instrument. That's literally what he says in the letter. Hey, can you find a Bach? Like it's something you could grab from the grocery store. That's how well known they were as musicians.
They were known both as artists, you know, composers, fine artists, great creatives, as well as craftsmen. They could fix your organ, acquire all the instruments that you needed. They could redo the strings on a violin if you needed. They also tended to be excellent musicians and singers, and they composed new works. They're kind of like an all-in-one bundle.
They were known both as artists, you know, composers, fine artists, great creatives, as well as craftsmen. They could fix your organ, acquire all the instruments that you needed. They could redo the strings on a violin if you needed. They also tended to be excellent musicians and singers, and they composed new works. They're kind of like an all-in-one bundle.
If you got a Bach, you can be able to take care of all your musical needs in town. Actually, the most gifted musician of the previous generation of Bach's was not Johann Sebastian Bach's father, but his uncle, Christoph. He was a very innovative composer. And by the time Sebastian comes along, he was the eighth generation musician in the family of Bach's. So music was in his blood.
If you got a Bach, you can be able to take care of all your musical needs in town. Actually, the most gifted musician of the previous generation of Bach's was not Johann Sebastian Bach's father, but his uncle, Christoph. He was a very innovative composer. And by the time Sebastian comes along, he was the eighth generation musician in the family of Bach's. So music was in his blood.
And by the way, they also tended to marry other musicians. So most of the good musicians in Thuringia, if they weren't a Bach, were probably related to the Bachs in some way. So for Bach, there is no moment of discovering music. You can't even pinpoint a moment when his instruction begins. His mother was probably singing lullabies within minutes of his birth. Like he is just steeped in music.
And by the way, they also tended to marry other musicians. So most of the good musicians in Thuringia, if they weren't a Bach, were probably related to the Bachs in some way. So for Bach, there is no moment of discovering music. You can't even pinpoint a moment when his instruction begins. His mother was probably singing lullabies within minutes of his birth. Like he is just steeped in music.
from the moment of his conception, frankly, like he never knows a moment where he isn't receiving some sort of musical education. Bach is involved in one of the most heartwarming stories of child labor you'll ever hear about. When he is young, he acts as an assistant for organ repairs and installations, crawling in between the pipes to inspect and fix things.
from the moment of his conception, frankly, like he never knows a moment where he isn't receiving some sort of musical education. Bach is involved in one of the most heartwarming stories of child labor you'll ever hear about. When he is young, he acts as an assistant for organ repairs and installations, crawling in between the pipes to inspect and fix things.
It's like the positive heartwarming version of Victorian era child labor in factories, right? He's kind of doing the same thing, like going in this heavy machinery and because he's small and has these delicate fingers going in and getting into stuff and fixing stuff that the adults can't do. Okay, so there you go. First lesson, child labor, not always as bad as they say.
It's like the positive heartwarming version of Victorian era child labor in factories, right? He's kind of doing the same thing, like going in this heavy machinery and because he's small and has these delicate fingers going in and getting into stuff and fixing stuff that the adults can't do. Okay, so there you go. First lesson, child labor, not always as bad as they say.
Okay, so from the time he's a child, Bach basically has a destiny as a musician. So look, Laszlo Polgar in his book, Raise a Genius, says the best way to raise a genius is to introduce them to the craft before the age of five, ideally around three and a half. And Bach provides evidence that, you know, he might be on to something because Bach is the greatest of all time.
Okay, so from the time he's a child, Bach basically has a destiny as a musician. So look, Laszlo Polgar in his book, Raise a Genius, says the best way to raise a genius is to introduce them to the craft before the age of five, ideally around three and a half. And Bach provides evidence that, you know, he might be on to something because Bach is the greatest of all time.