Johann Sebastian Bach Family Timeline | The Genius Born Into Music

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Johann Sebastian Bach was born into one of the most important musical families in European history. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a town musician, and his mother, Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt, was part of the family world that shaped his early life.

In this video, we follow Bach’s family timeline - from his parents and childhood in Eisenach to the loss that changed his life, his rise as a Baroque master, and the legacy that made the Bach name unforgettable.

Welcome to Legacy Lines - where family timelines bring history, art, music, and legacy to life.

🕰 Follow the lines of family, music, genius, history, and legacy.

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📌 Note on Historical Accuracy: Since no authentic portraits of Maria Elisabeth Lemmerhirt (Bach's mother) survived in history, her appearance in this video is a digital artistic reconstruction based on real 17th-century German records and clothing standards

Encyclopaedia Britannica - Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach-Archiv Leipzig - Johann Sebastian Bach - A chronology

Cambridge University Press - Bach: Early years, 1685-1703: background, family, studies

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