Bach’s Fight for Freedom
Description / Introduction
- Character Development: Friendship, Father/Son, Talent
- Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring
- Subjects: Biography, World/Germany, Music/Classical
- Ages 6+, Drama, No MPAA Rating, 1995, 53 minutes, Color
Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the giants of classical music, worked at the court of Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Sachsen-Weimer. The relationship was troubled. The Duke and his musical advisors wanted only the traditional hymns, while Bach wanted to be free to compose new kinds of music.
“Bach’s Fight For Freedom” shows this conflict. It interests young viewers by adding a fictional child...
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