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> Mozart was born six years after Bach died

I love these magical moments in history. Some have it as 'the muses' traversing the globe and inspiring humanity in the arts and sciences. Golden ages pop up at various points in time and place, and then the cluster of amazing talent that are typically the greats of the respective civilization. Those few centuries in Europe were blazing with talent.

I think an interesting path through history of Humanity could simply follow the golden ages, wherever they are.



The 18th child of Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Christian Bach—AKA "The English Bach", "The London Bach," or "John Bach"—spent five months tutoring the 8-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in musical composition and very likey was, after Mozart's father, the second biggest personal musical influence on the child.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Christian_Bach#Legacy

The Bach family tree alone is an incredible cluster of ability, training, and dedication:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_family#Partial_family_tre...


"influenced Haydn" as well. Wow. Thanks for the link. That piece by him was pleasant.




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