Compared to most other major composers, Johann Sebastian Bach's life and career were confined to a very limited geographical space. Born and raised in Thuringia, he never went farther north than Hamburg and Lubeck, or farther south than Carlsbad. In a similarly confined way, his east-west range stretched from Dresden (east) to Kassel (west). His complete geographical spa

At the age of 17, Bach was chosen the new organist in Sangerhausen but the offer was rescinded when the local duke decided he wanted his own candidate to have the job. However, Bach did get his next job as organist of the Neue Kirche in Arnstadt. Here he had access to a brand new Wender organ and was paid twice the salary of his predecessor. Bach liked the job except that he was continually told to do jobs that he was not supposed to be responsible for. In the summer of 1705, he got into a brawl with a student named Geyersbach. Geyersbach had insulted Bach's musical abilities and began to threaten him with a stick. Bach then reportedly called Geyersbach a "nanny-goat bassoonist" and Geyersbach retorted that Bach was a "dirty dog" and took a swing at him. Bach d

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