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Johann Sebastian Bach was a prolific German composer. He wrote concertos, operas and oratorios for orchestra and chorus. He composed more than 300 cantatas for choir and orchestra. The Well Tempered Clavier is a profound compilation of 48 preludes and fugues for keyboard (two sets of 24 each in 24 different keys).

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Johann Sebastion Bach was a Baroque composer and organist. He composed for a church and also wrote many famous secular works: Prelude from the First Cello Suite, Toccata and Fugue in d, etc.


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