A long time ago, a boy named Sebastian was born into a family of musicians. He heard music everywhere, especially in his own head, and he wrote down what he heard. Sebastian married, raised a family, and wrote more than a thousand pieces of music. He also created a little book of music especially for his wife, Anna Magdalena, so that in the evenings the whole family could make music together. Hundreds of years after his death, Bach s music is heard and played all over the world. Many people think it is some of the most glorious music ever written. And today young students--like Bach s own children--can learn to play the music from Anna Magdalena s notebook.
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