His family life was substantial. Of the 13 children his wife bore him, several survived to become respected composers in their own right: most notably C.P.E. Bach, who was very well regarded by Mozart. The trust Johan Sebastian placed in one of his elder sons (Johan Christian?) was ill-fated; he forever lost several Passions, inter alia, left behind by his father that could have been the equal of the St. Matthew & St. John. Were it not for C.P.E.'s faithful stewardship of his father's manuscripts, the world may never have known J.S. In more ways than one, Bach's music was elevated by family collaboration.
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