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Johann Christian Bach

1735 - 1782

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Johann Christian Bach (5 September 1735 – 1 January 1782) was a German composer of the Classical era, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He received his early musical training from his father, and later from his half-brother, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in Berlin. After his time in Berlin he made his way to Italy to study with famous Padre Martini in Bologna. While in Italy, J.C. Bach was appointed as an organist at the Milan Cathedral. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Christian Bach is the 74th most popular composer (down from 62nd in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Germany (down from 165th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Composer.

Johann Christian Bach was a composer and pianist. He is most famous for his Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo.

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Among composers, Johann Christian Bach ranks 74 out of 1,451. Before him are Vangelis, Astor Piazzolla, Alessandro Scarlatti, Alexander Borodin, François Couperin, and George Gershwin. After him are Alexander Scriabin, Franz Lehár, Jules Massenet, Hans Zimmer, César Franck, and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

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Among people born in 1735, Johann Christian Bach ranks 2. Before him is John Adams. After him are Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, Crown Prince Sado, François Christophe de Kellermann, Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, Ibrahim Bey, August Ludwig von Schlözer, Caspar Friedrich Wolff, Torbern Bergman, and Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti. Among people deceased in 1782, Johann Christian Bach ranks 3. Before him are Daniel Bernoulli, and Farinelli. After him are Hyder Ali, Anne Bonny, Taksin, Pietro Metastasio, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Jacques de Vaucanson, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Anna Göldi, and Sophie of France.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Christian Bach ranks 195 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), Paul Heyse (1830), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900), Friedrich Schlegel (1772), and Leopold Mozart (1719). After him are Ernst Röhm (1887), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Jupp Heynckes (1945), Walter Model (1891), and Nico (1938).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Johann Christian Bach ranks 14. Before him are Jacques Offenbach (1819), Richard Strauss (1864), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Carl Maria von Weber (1786), and Carl Orff (1895). After him are Hans Zimmer (1957), Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928), Johann Pachelbel (1653), Heinrich Schütz (1585), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714), and Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791).

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