Happy Birthday, J. S. Bach!

Posted by MaryO on March 21, 2020

1685 ~ Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer birthday (Old Style)
Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in d minor was featured in the Walt Disney movie Fantasia and the new Fantasia 2000
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