Bach in Leipzig

Published: March 19, 2012, 9 a.m.

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After his time working for Prince Leopold of Anhalt in C\\xf6then, Johann Sebastian Bach took a substantial drop in salary and public standing to work as Cantor in Leipzig. The role primarily involved teaching at St Thomas School, but also meant that Bach was responsible for the music in the German town's four churches. Lucie Skeaping takes a closer look at Bach's time in the German town, where Bach remained from 1723 until his death in 1750.

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