Book Review: Johann Sebastian Bach By Rick Marschall

This book was very interesting. I never knew Bach was such a Christian man until I read this book; it is very different from musicians now days that aren't as religious. Bach had a great Christian beginning, which shows that does create success in the rest of life. I never knew how he involved God in his music before. To be devoted enough to write God help me at the top of every blank page is being devoted to God in a new sort of way. Not only did Bach make wonderful organ music, but he also made beautiful piano and choral music. He had wonderful instructors, not only his music teacher but also his parents and family which led him in the right Christian path that made him so successful. Without his strong religion, he never would have became such an important composer that we look back on. In the book, his technique is noted and spoken of. He did great things for music and became one of the most famous composers, raking beside Beethoven. I just loved reading about all of the works he had composed and why he had composed them, there is always a meaning behind music and it was great I could find so much meaning in one book.