Timeline July 1750

Events in July 1750 4

• 1685 – 1750 Johann Sebastian Bach Baroque master Widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in history. His works — including the Brandenburg Concertos, St Matthew Passion and The Well-Tempered Clavier — define the Baroque era.
• 1685 – 1750 Johann Sebastian Bach German Baroque composer and organ master Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers in the history of Western classical music. Born into a distinguished German musical family, Bach became renowned as an organist, composer and teacher. His works transformed Baroque music through extraordinary mastery of counterpoint, harmony and structure. Although he was admired mainly as an organ virtuoso during his lifetime, later generations recognized his compositions as some of the most profound achievements in music history.
• 1723 – 1750 Cantor at St. Thomas Church Leipzig Longest and most productive appointment Bach became cantor at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where he remained for the rest of his life. He supervised church music, taught students and composed many of his greatest sacred works.
• 1750 Death of Johann Sebastian Bach End of the Baroque era symbolically associated with Bach Johann Sebastian Bach died in Leipzig after complications related to eye surgery and declining health. Later historians often regarded his death as symbolically marking the end of the Baroque musical era.