Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer who was born in the late seventeenth century into a reputed musical family in Eisenach, Germany. He received his early musical training under his father and uncle. He lost his parents at a young age following which his eldest brother took him into his household and began tutoring him. At 15, he was sent to ‘Michaelis’ monastery in Lüneburg, where he completed his training. Bach began his career as a violinist in Weimar and then shifted to Arnstadt as an organist. From there, he went to Mühlhausen and then to the Court of Weimar. Subsequently, he moved to Köthen before settling in Leipzig. Unfortunately, his employers were unsympathetic to his aspirations or talent and therefore he neither earned money nor fame during his lifetime. His music was rediscovered about 50 years after his death; by then many of his creations had been lost. Today, he is considered one of the greatest composers of all time.