"My favorite 10 composers" wrote Beethoven in June 2006 and never wrote it again two years later. There are many reasons, but the most important one is probably difficult to write. There are countless famous composers of western classical music, so it is really not easy to choose 10. In particular, the repertoire is more and more extensive, the appreciation of classical music is getting higher and higher, and the word "difficult" becomes more and more difficult! What's more, I not only took the liberty of listing 10, but also planned to rank them, which made me hesitate for 730 days and couldn't write it (except "Beethoven" at the beginning)! Today, I suddenly felt an impulse to finish this "difficult problem", but I made it easier for myself-I changed the ranking of this 10 master.

The great composer johann sebastian bach (A.D. 1685 ~ A.D. 1750) is a pioneering master who successfully integrated the musical styles of different nationalities in Western Europe. He extracted the essence of Italian, French and German traditional music, and his music was wonderful, perfect and flawless. Bach himself was not famous before his death, and he was forgotten by the world fifty years after his death. But in the past century and a half, his fame has been growing. Today, he is generally regarded as one of the two or three greatest composers who transcend time and space, and some people think that he is one of the greatest composers.

Bach was born in Eisenacher on 1685. God-given opportunity, he was born in an environment that valued his musical talent and encouraged his musical achievements. His family became famous in the music world many years before his death. His father is an excellent violinist, his grandfather's two brothers are talented composers, and his uncles and sisters are respected musicians.

Bach lost his mother at the age of nine and became an orphan at the age of ten. Because of his beautiful voice and financial difficulties, he entered St. Michel's school in Luneburg on a scholarship when he was a teenager. 1702 graduated from St. Michel's school and worked as a violinist in an indoor band the following year. In the next twenty years, he did a lot of work. Bach was mainly known as an outstanding organist all his life, although he was also a composer, teacher and conductor. 1723, Bach began to lead the singing class in St. Thomas church in Leipzig at the age of 38, and he has been a horn for the next 27 years. At 1750, his heart stopped beating.

Bach never held a high position, but he always brought home the bacon. His fame is far inferior to Mozart and Beethoven (even Franz Liszt and Chopin). Not all Bach's employers can appreciate his talent. Leipzig church wanted to hire a "first-class musician", but they failed to hire the first two candidates, so they had no choice but to let Bach lead the singing class! However, a few years ago, he wanted to resign as an organist and chief violinist in Duke Weimar's court and find another job. The duke was so depressed that he was thrown into prison. Bach spent more than three weeks behind bars, and finally the Duke was merciful and released him.

Bach married his uncle and sister at the age of 2 1. They had seven children, but his wife died when Bach was 35. The next year, he got married again, but his second wife didn't help raise the first seven children, but gave birth to thirteen more. Bach left only nine children after his death, four of whom became truly famous musicians. This is really the house of a musical genius!

Bach is a prolific composer. His works include nearly 300 cantatas; A set of 48 fugues and preludes that make up the piano music collection with equal rhythm; Other preludes are at least140; 100 above other harpsichord music; 23 concertino; 4 proposals; 33 sonatas; 5 mass songs; Three hymns and many others. Bach composed more than 800 serious music.

Bach believed in religion and Lutheranism. He wants his music to serve the church. Most of his works are religious music. In the form of music, he has no intention to innovate, but to push the existing form to the peak.

In the half century after johann sebastian bach's death, his music was largely ignored (but it is worth noting that the greatest musicians of that era ── Haydn Mozart and Beethoven appreciated Bach's talent very much). The new music style is developing, and Bach's "old-fashioned" music has been silent for some time. However, after 1800, people became interested in Bach's music again, and his reputation and fame increased day by day. In today's secular era, Bach's fame far exceeds that of his life. A composer who was regarded as an antique in style and theme 200 years ago is widely praised today.

It is generally believed that Bach is the highest level artist among all famous composers. He is familiar with all the music forms of his time, and can use any one of them freely to achieve perfection. For example, his mastery of melody combination (the method of playing two or more different tunes at the same time) is unprecedented. In addition, his orchestral works are highly logical, changeable, touching in theme and rich in melody, so they are getting more and more praise.

Most students who study serious music find Bach's works more profound and complex than most other composers' works which are easier to understand. Many people who are interested in music occasionally think that he is Chun Xue, but it should be pointed out that he has many followers and is a famous musician. His records may sell better than those of any classical composer except Beethoven. In the long run, the works of Bach or Beethoven are far more popular than those of a popular composer.