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Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21st, 1685, Eisenach, Germany.
约翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫于1685年3月21日出生于德国埃森纳赫。
The great master of the Baroque period, Bach's contribution to the evolution of music is undeniable,
作为巴罗克时期的大师级人物，巴赫对音乐发展的贡献是不可否认的，
easily regarded as one of if not the most influential composers in music history.
即使不是音乐史上最具影响力的作曲家，也可以被认为是其中一员。
This, however, it was not exactly the case during his time.
然而，在当时的那个时代，情况却并非如此。
In fact, many of Bach's contemporaries considered his work antiquated and old-fashioned, and preferred the music of Georg Philipp Telemann.
事实上，许多与巴赫同时代的人认为他的作品陈旧过时，他们更喜欢格奥尔格·菲利普·泰勒曼的音乐。
Even after his death, the influence Bach's compositions had on future musicians with the exception of Mozart and Beethoven,
即使在他死后，巴赫的作品对除了莫扎特和贝多芬以外的其他音乐家的影响也十分有限，
along few others was limited until the 19th century when Felix Mendelssohn rediscovered his choral works.
直到19世纪，费利克斯·门德尔松重新发现了他的合唱作品。
Today, some of his more well-known pieces include the Brandenburg Concertos and The Art of Fugue.
如今，他的一些比较著名的作品包括《勃兰登堡协奏曲》和《赋格的艺术》。
Bach had many children, he had seven children with his first wife the Bach's second cousin Marie Barbara Bach and 13 with his second wife Anna Magdalena vilkin.
巴赫一生育有很多孩子，他和第一任妻子，也就是他的二表妹玛丽·芭芭拉·巴赫育有7个孩子，和第二任妻子安娜·马格达莱娜·维尔金育有13个孩子。
Out of all twenty only four became successful composers, most notably Carl Philipp Emmanuel.
在这24位作曲家中，只有4位成为了知名的作曲家，其中最著名的是卡尔·菲利普·伊曼纽尔·巴赫。
Johann Sebastian Bach died on July 28th, 1750 in Leipzig Germany at the age of 65.
约翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫于1750年7月28日在德国莱比锡逝世，享年65岁。
