I have the ghost of Herr Bach right here -
Frst could you tell us about your early life and family.
Herr Bartley, I vas born in 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. My family had been musicians for generations: organists, cantors, court players. To be a Bach vas, in truth, to be a musician. My father, Johann Ambrosius, vas Eisenach’s town musician. From him, I learned the violin and the rudiments of theory.
So in a sense you really didn't have a choice but to become a musician.
Herr Bartley, it vas a choice that I made very, very gladly!
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