Such was the case with Johann Sebastian Bach. In other cases, however, a small group of enthusiasts kept the memory of a composer’s works and contributions alive in the minds of a few, until interest in him was revived. Thus, many a composer who was extremely popular and celebrated during his lifetime has been so completely forgotten since his death that he is only known today to music historians. The course of music history has taken surprising and, occasionally, truly strange turns.
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