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I have the ghost of Herr Bach right here - 

Frst could you tell us about your early life and family.

Herr Bartley, I vas born in 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. My family had been musicians for generations: organists, cantors, court players. To be a Bach vas, in truth, to be a musician. My father, Johann Ambrosius, vas Eisenach’s town musician. From him, I learned the violin and the rudiments of theory.

So in a sense you really didn't have a choice but to become a musician.

Herr Bartley, it vas a choice that I made very, very gladly!

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