Sebastian: A Book about Bach

Sebastian: A Book about Bach, written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter, is a wonderful introductory picture-book biography of the great composer J.S. Bach. Combining a simple text, colorful illustrations, and a folkloric tone, the book presents a basic outline of the composer's life and work and emphasizes the importance of his music to the world.

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1. Hundreds of years after his death, Bach’s music is still heard and played all over the world, and many people think it is some of the most glorious music ever written. Learn more about J.S. Bach’s life and music at the links below:

2. The book mentions the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, referring to either of two manuscript notebooks (1722 or 1725) that J. S. Bach presented to his second wife, Anna Magdalena. Like Bach’s children, students today are still using the music from the notebooks to learn music. Read about the fascinating story of the notebooks here:

3. The music performed by Ms. Walker in the background of the story is from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier - a collection of 48 Preludes and Fugues published in two books. Learn more about this most influential work of the Baroque period by exploring the following resources:

4. J. S. Bach was born into a family of musicians. He heard music everywhere around him and was inspired to become a musician himself. If you would like to hear another wonderful story about how Bach became a composer, listen to flutist Lisa Wienhold narrating Becoming Bach at the link below:

The book Sebastian: A Book about Bach is available from multiple booksellers. We hope you will consider purchasing it for your own library so you can enjoy it over and over.