How old was bach when he started playing music?

Answer 1

Probably at about 18 years, I am not sure. -- The earliest records seem to indicate music that was written around that age of 18-22, around the time when he started getting work as a composer, but that music is so maturely and thoroughly written it is very likely that he wrote music much earlier - whether any of it survived or not is also a question.

Answer 2

No one knows for sure, as most of his earliest essays and practices are lost for good. But he probably started very early, maybe even before 1700, for he used to study and copy works by known composers being a quite little child, and was raised in a family of composers and professional musicians. His earliest known works date probably from around 1702-1703, when he was 16-18.

Answer 3

We don't know. He undoubtedly composed student assignment works for his teachers, but those would not really count. We do know that from about age 14 to 18, he worked overtime copying and in some cases making new arrangements for the works of many other well-known composers of the era, in an effort to absorb their style. He probably began to compose with intent about the time of taking his first church position at the age of 18, though it is possible some of his authenticated autograph works we have today may have been written while he was still a student.

Answer 4

He started serious composing since 1703 as a church organist.

Answer 5

1721 what when Bach's 1st composition was written. This was when his Spring composition was being written.

Answer 6

9 years old!

Answer 7

he was 19