Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Also a son of J.S. Bach, is known today as the
London Bach. He lived and studied in Italy for a time after
his early musical preparation in Berlin with his brother, C.P.E.
Bach. He later went to England, where he became music
master to the Queen of England. He was an important composer
of light homophonic music that was an important
source of the Classic style. He wrote numerous operas,
piano
sonatas, symphonies, and
various kinds of chamber
music.