I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.

A portrait had to be submitted by each member of the Society. S. Bach's devout relationship with the Christian God in the Lutheran tradition and the high demand for religious music of his times placed sacred music at the centre of his repertory.

Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos the Mass in B minor the The Well-Tempered Clavier his cantatas chorales partitas Passions and organ works. He enriched many establiJohann Sebastian Bachd German styles through his skill in counterpoint harmonic and motivic organisation and the adaptation of rhythms forms and textures from abroad particularly from Italy and France.