Johann Sebastian Bach Since the dawn of music, there have been many great composers throughout the world. However, no composer had a greater impact to music than Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era (1600 ad. -1750 ad.). Johann Sebastian Bach was a forefather to music as the author Homer was a forefather Western literature. Yet, unlike Homer's uses of words and verses in his literature, J.S. Bach used notes and chords in his music …showed first 75 words of 1022 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1022 total…in J.S. Bach's music occurred in the mid-19th century. The German composer Felix Mendelson arranged a performance of the Passion of St. Matthew in 1829, which led to a popular interest in J.S. Bach. Technical expertise alone, of course, was not the origin of J.S. Bach's greatness. It is the expressiveness and emotion of his music, especially as revealed in the vocal works, that portrays his humanity and that reaches listeners everywhere.