Cameron of St. Sebastian. Vetlugina Anna Mikhailovna

The life of a great composer, called back in the XVIII century by the saints from music, is not rich in events. Contrary to this, Bach managed to repeatedly confuse his biographers. Some of his actions seem surprisingly illogical. And he himself - so simple and ordinary, neatly leading home accounting and raising numerous children - as if it escapes from understanding. Why was it open to him unattainable heights and depths? What served the master of a tuning fork, by which he built his masterpieces? This book is not written for professional musicians and certainly - not for Bahovers. A science that studies the work of the greatest of the composers has more than one hundred volumes. The best of them are in German. It would be stupid to try to compete with European researchers regarding the exclusivity of materials. Such a task is not set here. The author would like to tell not only about the great man, but also about the environment, which was naked. About the cities in which he lived, about people who had an influence on him, and about the interesting features of his profession. To tell not abstract people, but to their compatriots - lovers of music, often very far from the context of Western European spiritual traditions.