OUT OF TUNE: Depressed J S Bach Gave Up After Do-Good Councillor Forced Admission Of Poor Boys With No Talent Into Choir

Johann Sebastian Bach (aged 61) in a portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, undated photo. Bach is holding a copy of the six-part canon BWV 1076. Note: Photo is on the public domain. (Newsflash) Johann Sebastian Bach (aged 61) in a portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, undated photo. Bach is holding a copy of the six-part canon BWV 1076. Note: Photo is on the public domain. (Newsflash)
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08 June 2023
Do-gooder politicians who wanted to add unmusical youths from poor families into an elite choir were to blame for genius composer Johann Sebastian Bach stopping writing any new cantatas, according to new research. In his new book 'J. S. Bach - How wonderful are your works,' German...