While
working as a church organist in Mülhausen in 1707, Bach married his first wife
and second cousin, Maria Barbara. They had seven children prior to her
premature death in 1720. Stories say that Bach was out of town and unaware of
his wife’s passing and returned home to find her already buried!
In
1721 Bach married his second wife and fellow musician, Anna Magdalena. She bore
him 13 children.
Bach
has quite a few children who also become predominant composers. We often play
them on WGUC. Can you name any of Bach’s sons?
