Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is acknowledged as one of the most famous and gifted of all composers past and present in the entire western world. Orphaned at the age of ten, Bach was mostly self-taught in music. His professional life as conductor, performer, composer, teacher, and organ consultant began at the age of 19 in the town of Arnstadt and ended in Leipzig, where for the last 27 years of his life he was responsible for all the music in the city's four Lutheran churches. In addition to his being a superb keyboard artist, the genius and bulk of Bach's vocal and instrumental compositions remain overwhelming. A devout and devoted Lutheran, he is especially honored in Christendom for his lifelong insistence that his music was written primarily for the liturgical life of the church to glorify God and edify his people.
To listen to an interview of Dr. Paul Grime of Concordia Theological Seminary-Ft. Wayne, IN on The Life and Work of Johann Sebastian Bach on Issues Etc, click on the Issues Etc logo below.
To listen to an interview of Pastor Paul McCain of Concordia Publishing House on 18th Century Composer Johann Sebastian Bach on Issues Etc, click on the Issues Etc logo below.
Below is a link to the J. S. Bach Home Page where you will find much more about Bach.
One of my Seminary classmates the Rev. Walter Snyder (XRYSOSTOM) wrote a paper titled: "J. S. Bach: Orthodox Lutheran Theologian?" You can find it by clicking here.
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