巴赫轶事（三）——语言

塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫精通于多种语言，包括古希腊语、拉丁语、圣经希伯来语、法语、意大利语和德语。巴赫非常善于语言，他甚至将神秘的命理学（尤其是14和41）运用于他的作品中。巴赫在语言方面的熟练度还可以进一步体现在他曾于莱比锡圣托马斯教堂用音乐和拉丁一起上课。

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巴赫轶事（四）——失明

约翰·泰勒是江湖中一名眼科医生，他曾经游历于各镇，做了很多手术。他用传统针拔术来治疗巴赫眼睛的感染。不幸的是巴赫眼睛感染却加重了，流血导致了他失明。几个月之后，1750年巴赫去世了。有趣的是，乔治·弗雷德里克·汉德的失明也是约翰·泰勒导致的。

巴赫轶事（五）——孩子

巴赫有两个妻子 - 玛丽亚·芭芭拉和安娜·马格达莱纳。 玛丽亚·芭芭拉为他生了7个孩子，安娜·马格达莱纳生了13个。 他的孩子中有五个20出头就成为了音乐家，其中四个闻名于当时。

对音乐做出的贡献，让巴赫在音乐界有了举足轻重的地位。他带领了世世代代的人。甚至连摇滚乐队都受到了他作品的启发，称他在音乐界中拥有着永不磨灭的影响力。

J. S. Bach, known as the “Homer of Music” is a masterful composer belonging to the Baroque period. He was born in the same year as George Frideric Handel, another classical composer of the age. Bach was born in the year 1685, March 21, in a German town called Eisenach. Music was a part of his family and his father was a musician himself. Therefore, composition came to him naturally and as an inherited trait which he mastered with his transcending thoughts. He is well known for his works Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Goldberg Variations. The following Bach interesting facts reveal astonishing things about the composer.

Bach Interesting Facts #1 – Voice

In his childhood, Bach had a wonderful voice and he was capable of pulling out the most difficult soprano with elegance. It is his voice that helped him to gain a seat at Lu When Boy’s school. However, Bach’s voice altered significantly making it almost impossible for him to forward his career as a soprano singer. Therefore, he shifted his concentration on mastering the harpsichord and the violin.

Bach Interesting Facts #2 – Louis Marchand

Louis Marchand was a promising composer who was offered court position by King August of Saxony. However, the concert master Jean Baptiste Volumier felt that his position is under threat; therefore, he invited Bach to listen to Louis. After listening to his performance, Bach challenged him and the victor ought to be decided based on several musical tasks. Louis Marchand, after understanding the greatness of Bach fled on the day of the contest [leaving his position evidently] and Bach in order to entertain the attendance performed alone.

Bach Interesting Facts #3 – Languages

Sebastian Bach was prolific in many languages including Ancient Greek, Latin, Biblical Hebrew, French, Italian and German. Bach is so well-versed that he used mystical numerology [especially 14 and 41] in most of his compositions. One can find that in Goldberg Variations there are 14 Canons, similarly in the Art of Fugue there are 14 Contrapuncti. His efficiency in understanding languages can be further exemplified by the fact that he used to teach Latin along with music in the St. Thomas Church of Leipzig.

Bach Interesting Facts #4 – Blindness

John Taylor was considered as a charlatan eye surgeon who used to travel towns and do surgeries. He performed a traditional method known as “couching” to treat the infection of Bach’s eye. Unfortunately, the infection grew and bleeding was observed resulting in the blinding of the eyes of Bach. After a few months Bach passed away in the year 1750. Interestingly, Cavalier John Taylor was also responsible in causing blindness to George Frideric Handel as well.

Bach Interesting Facts #5 – Children

The composer had two wives – Maria Barbara and Anna Magdalena. He had seven children with Maria Barbara and thirteen children with Anna Magdalena. Out of the twenty, 5 of the children became musicians and four of them were reasonably famous during their age.

The devotion to music Bach had had made him the “Homer of Music” and there are many generations that follow his lead. There are even rock bands that got inspired by the works of Bach suggesting that he is an immortal influence in the vast Universe of music.

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