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![Johann Sebastian Bach](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17350.png?v=1711192867)
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German organist and composer whose work is today regarded as amongst the finest of mature baroque music (c. 1600-1750). More famous as an organist than as a composer in his own lifetime, Bach's rich...
![Johann Strauss II](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17462.png?v=1700504046)
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Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), aka Strauss the Younger, was an Austrian composer best known for his waltzes such as The Blue Danube. Famed throughout Europe and the United States in his own lifetime, Strauss was known as the 'Waltz King'...
![Statue of Johann Sebastian Bach, Leipzig](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17351.png?v=1683100141)
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Statue of Johann Sebastian Bach, Leipzig
A statue of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) outside St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Bach worked here from 1723 until his death.
![Johann Eck](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16221.png?v=1660061287)
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Johann Eck
Johann Eck (l. 1486-1543) was a Catholic theologian and writer best known for his disputations with Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) beginning in 1517 and continuing until his death in 1543. Eck maintained the position that, if anyone could determine...
![Johann Sebastian Bach by Haussmann](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17350.png?v=1711192867)
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Johann Sebastian Bach by Haussmann
A 1748 oil on canvas portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). (Museum of City History, Leipzig, Germany)
![Johann Tetzel](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16208.png?v=1658989419)
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Johann Tetzel
Johann Tetzel (l.c. 1465-1519) was a Dominican Friar who became famous as one of the most effective indulgence salesmen and who inadvertently inspired the Protestant Reformation when Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) wrote his 95 Theses protesting...
![Seal of Johann Sebastian Bach](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17353.png?v=1683101933)
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Seal of Johann Sebastian Bach
The seal of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
![Felix Mendelssohn](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17646.png?v=1706550187)
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Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a German composer of Romantic music best known for his symphonies, overtures, concertos, piano pieces, and songs. Amongst his most popular works are his Wedding March from his score for A Midsummer Night's...
![Bach's Organ, Arnstadt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17355.png?v=1709970303)
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Bach's Organ, Arnstadt
The organ of the New Church in Arnstadt, Germany. This organ was first tested and then played regularly by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), appointed organ master in 1703.
![Bible Margin Note by Bach](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17352.png?v=1701782104)
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Bible Margin Note by Bach
A handwritten notation by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) in his Bible. The passage is 2 Chronicles, ch. 5, verse 13. Translated, the note reads: "N.B. In the music of worship, God is always present with his grace".