Bach, Johann Christian
(1735–1782)> COMPOSER
Bach, Johann Christian (1735, Leipzig; 1782, London), the composer known as Jean Chrétien Bach in France, was the eleventh son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was 15 at the time of his father’s death, an event which obliged him to go to Berlin to live with his uncle so that he might continue to study the harpsichord and to learn the art of composition. His interest in several Italian singers induced him to leave Berlin for Italy in 1754. He became organist at the cathedral in Milan, a post he gave…