Lesson 1 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
~Served with extra cream and sugar~
(At other times, Bach Lessons will be served with both double shot espresso and ambrosia.)
The lessons to learn from Bach’s God-given brilliance, divine creativity, music to change hearts and minds, his humility, his dedication to our Savior Jesus Christ are almost without end.
How productive was the life of this musician, born in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, to a family with music in their genes?
Consider his daily life (before microwaves, plumbing, carpools, Netflix…)
Catharina Dorothea, Wilhelm Friedemann, Johann Christoph, Maria Sophia, Carl Phillipe Emanuel, Johann Gottfried Bernhard, Leopold Augustus, Christiana Sophia Henrietta, Gottfried Heinrich, Christian Gottlieb, Elisabeth Juliana Friederica, Ernestus Andreas, Regina Johanna, Christiana Benedicta Louisa, Christiana Dorothea, Johann Christoph Friedrich, Johann August Abraham, Johann Christian, Johanna Carolina.
Consider his musical output (before the pencil (1795), cardigans, Keurig...)
The man worked hours and hours and hours bent over a desk, quill in
hand, and more hours pushing buttons.
His complete works (that we know of) fill 172 CDs.
Anyone can purchase Bach’s entire life from Amazon for $227.74. (!!!!!!!)
“I was made to work; if you are equally industrious you will be equally successful.”