NAME OF SITE | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE |
BIRTHPLACE | BACH BIRTHPLACE HOME | EISENACH | GERMANY |
HOUSE/STUDIES | BOYHOOD HOME WITH BROTHER/CHURCH | OHRDRUF | GERMANY |
HOUSE/STUDIES | SCHOOL/CHURCH | LUNEBERG | GERMANY |
HOUSE/WORKED | HOUSE/CHURCH/ | WEIMAR | GERMANY |
WORKED | CHURCH | ARNSTADT | GERMANY |
WORKED | CHURCH | MUHLHAUSEN | GERMANY |
WORKED | PALACE | KOTHEN | GERMANY |
WORKED | ST THOMAS CHURCH/NICHOLUS CHURCH | LEIPZIG | GERMANY |
WORKED | LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY CHURCH | LEIPZIG | GERMANY |
DEATH PLACE | HOUSE | LEIPZIG | GERMANY |
INTERESTING FACT |
Born in a town called Eisenach. The birthplace is somewhere very close to the current location of Bach Museum
BIRTHPLACE AND HOUSE MUSEUM – EISENACH, GERMANY HE WAS BORN VERY NEAR TO THIS MUSEUM |
HOUSE MUSEUM – EISENACH, GERMANY |
HOUSE MUSEUM – EISENACH, GERMANY |
HOUSE MUSEUM – EISENACH, GERMANY |
HOUSE MUSEUM – EISENACH, GERMANY- GOBLET USED BY BACH |
HOUSE MUSEUM – EISENACH, GERMANY |
Both his parents died when he was 10 years old. So He lived with his brother and studied and performed at St. Michaels’s church
in Ohrdruf Germany
BACH HOUSE – OHRDRUF, GERMANY |
BACH’s STAY IN OHRDRUF, GERMANY |
ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, OHRDRUF, GERMANY |
ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, OHRDRUF, GERMANY |
Went to Luneberg to study music for two years
LUNEBERG SCHOOL |
LUNEBERG SCHOOL |
Settled in Weimar for 6 months in 1703 as a violinist for the Duke. Returned again in 1708 and stayed for 10 years till 1917
as an organist and as a director of music later in the ducal court.
REMAINS OF THE HOUSE HE LIVED FOR 10 YEARS |
MANY OF HIS KIDS WERE BORN HERE |
HIS STATUE IN WEIMAR |
THE PLACE WHERE HE WAS JAILED BEFORE HE LEFT FOR KOTHEN |
Left Weimar to Arnstadt to become the organist at the New Church (now Bach Church)
THE CHURCH ORGAN HE WAS ASKED TO TEST IN ARNSTADT |
THE MUSEUM WHERE THE ORGAN IS LOCATED PALACE MUSEUM |
NEW CHURCH (BACH CHURCH), ARNSTADT |
NEW CHURCH (BACH CHURCH), ARNSTADT |
NEW CHURCH (BACH CHURCH), ARNSTADT |
NEW CHURCH (BACH CHURCH), ARNSTADT |
Took a job as organist at Blasius Church in Muhlhausen. He got married to Maria. In 1708 went back to Weimar for 10 years
BLAZIUS CHURCH MUHLHAUSEN |
BLAZIUS CHURCH MUHLHAUSEN |
BLAZIUS CHURCH MUHLHAUSEN |
STATUE MUHLHAUSEN |
HIS WEDDING CHURCH DORNHEIM |
HIS WEDDING CHURCH DORNHEIM |
HIS WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT DORNHEIM |
HIS WEDDING CHURCH DORNHEIM |
Left Weimar in 1717 to take up the position of Director of music in the palace of Kothen, offered by Prince of Anhalt-Kothen
STATUE KOTHEN |
HOUSE/PALACE KOTHEN |
HOUSE/PALACE KOTHEN |
HOUSE/PALACE KOTHEN |
In 1723, was appointed Cantor at Thomasschool at the Thomas Church in Leipzig and stayed for 27 years providing music for four churches in the city. He died in Leipzig in 1750.
STATUE LEIPZIG |
THOMAS CHURCH |
THOMAS CHURCH |
THOMAS CHURCH |
THOMAS CHURCH |
THOMAS CHURCH |
THOMAS CHURCH |
THOMAS CHURCH |
BURIAL SITE THOMAS CHURCH |
BURIAL SITE THOMAS CHURCH |
NICHOLAS CHURCH LEIPZIG
NICHOLAS CHURCH |
NICHOLAS CHURCH |
NICHOLAS CHURCH |
NICHOLAS CHURCH |
NICHOLAS CHURCH |
NICHOLAS CHURCH |
UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG |
UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG |
Bach Museum in Leipzig is the location of his house
BACH MUSEUM |
BACH MUSEUM |
BACH MUSEUM |
BACH MUSEUM |
BACH MUSEUM |
BACH MUSEUM |