J.S. Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was born to a large musical family in Eisenach in March of 1685. He was the youngest son of string player, Johann Ambrosius Lämmerhirt. Both of his parents were dead by 1695, so he was cared for by his oldest brother, Christoph. Although most of his early music education is unknown, it is known that his brother provided his first formal keyboard lessons.
Bach primarily learned about composing by copying and arranging the music of other composers. Due to this, his style was similar to other composers of the time. Bach was specifically fascinated with the music of Vivaldi and arranged many of his concertos for keyboard. Bach spent time in different German cities working in churches, as musical director, a composer, and more.
Bach died in Leipzig on July 28, 1750. While he is primarily remembered as a composer, he was also a well-known harpsichordist, organist, and expert on organ building. His music was neglected after his death until 1800 as most of it was not easily available to perform. Throughout the century, many people worked to publish Bach's music. His music is now a crucial part of all musicians repertoire.