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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organist, born at Eisenach. He held posts at the small courts and towns of central Germany, including Arnstadt, Weimar and Köthen, where he wrote much of his instrumental music, before becoming cantor at Leipzig in 1723. His works, including the Brandenburg Concertos and the St Matthew Passion, are central to Western music.
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