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When did Johann Sebastian Bach start making music?
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Johann Sebastian Bach's first song “Concerto Pour 4 Clavecins BWV 1065” released in 1500.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was not the first famous or well-regarded composer in European history, but many nevertheless see his body of work as the source from which all subsequent Western music flows. For most of his creative life, he served as cantor of St. Thomas Church at Leipzig, from which prestigious post he composed a huge volume... Read More
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