Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 in Einsach, Thuringa (in what is now Germany).
His family was a musical one, his father was a good violinist and trumpeter - having the post
of court trumpeter and director of town music in Einsach.
By the time Bach was ten, both his parents had died, and he was adopted by his eldest
brother, Christoph, organist of the Michaeliskriche in Ohdruf, a small town near Einsach. Here,
Christoph exerted a profound influence on Sebastian. He taught him to play keyboard instruments
and introduced him to the technique needed in music copying. During this time, Sebastian gained
practical influence experience in organ-building, since the organ at Michaeliskriche was
repaired under Christoph's supervision.
