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curprev 18:2918:29, 22 April 2024‎ GiantSnowman talk contribs‎ m 163,761 bytes +1‎ script-assisted date audit and style fixes per MOS:NUM

curprev 04:4404:44, 14 April 2024‎ Rqst talk contribs‎ m 163,760 bytes −7‎ Spelling/grammar/punctuation/typographical correction

curprev 15:3815:38, 7 April 2024‎ HistorianFromSyracuse talk contribs‎ 163,800 bytes +83‎ Added detail to opening paragraph. Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 21:2221:22, 2 April 2024‎ Lazman321 talk contribs‎ 163,752 bytes −92‎ →‎Reception: Feel free to revert if I'm wrong, but this template appears to have long ago been addressed
curprev 02:4302:43, 2 April 2024‎ Jevansen talk contribs‎ m 163,844 bytes +7‎ Moving from Category:Male classical organists to Category:German male classical organists using Cat-a-lot

curprev 20:5720:57, 29 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 163,837 bytes −15‎ →‎Weimar, Arnstadt, and Mühlhausen (1703–1708): replaced ' standard of singers in the choir' with 'standard of musicians'; Geyersbach was a bassoonist
curprev 20:4620:46, 29 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 163,852 bytes +26‎ →‎Childhood (1685–1703): On the advice of another editor, changed 'He also studied theology, Latin and Greek at the local gymnasium' to 'He learned'; added links to violin, music theory, organ.
curprev 20:1620:16, 29 March 2024‎ Nikkimaria talk contribs‎ 163,826 bytes −23‎ rv: see WP:ENGVAR Tag: Manual revert
curprev 20:1220:12, 29 March 2024‎ Tenneseoy talk contribs‎ 163,849 bytes +23‎ Many commas Tag: Reverted

curprev 21:0721:07, 28 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 163,826 bytes −37‎ →‎Life: removed link to Johann Kuhnau in 'Bach's predecessor as cantor, Johann Kuhnau' as Kuhnau is linked to earlier in section, under 'Appointment in Leipzig'; removed link to 'Latin' in 'He was also assigned to teach Latin'; removed link to 'Brandenburg Concertos' in 'Apart from showcasing his earlier orchestral repertoire such as the 'Brandenburg Concertos' as they are linked to under Köthen.

curprev 02:2902:29, 27 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 163,863 bytes +8‎ →‎Köthen (1717–1723): added link to Brandenburg Concertos.
curprev 00:1500:15, 27 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 163,855 bytes +91‎ →‎20th century: 'Leading performers of classical music such as...'; yes, plenty of greats have performed Bach, but only three have the unique distinction of having their recordings of Bach included on the Voyager Golden Record: Karl Richter, Arthur Grumiaux and Glenn Gould. I specified that, and that Stokowski's orchestration of Toccata and Fugue in D Minor opened Fantasia. For many people, myself included, that was there introduction to Bach.

curprev 01:3401:34, 26 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 163,764 bytes +3‎ →‎Weimar, Arnstadt, and Mühlhausen (1703–1708): Bach was dissatisfied with the standard of singers in the choir. He called one of them a 'Zippel Fagottist' weenie bassoon player). Late one evening this student, Geyersbach, went after Bach with a stick.' Changed this to 'He called one of them, Geyersbach, a Zippel Fagotist. Late one evening, Geyersbach...'
curprev 01:2601:26, 26 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 163,761 bytes −21‎ →‎Childhood (1685–1703): 'During this time' is unnecessary in a section called 'Childhood (1685–1703)'; hopefully it was during that time, or why would it be there? Replaced 'he was also taught' with 'he also studied.' ' Their journey was probably undertaken mostly on foot.' I know what this is referring to, but it's not referred to in se

curprev 01:0601:06, 25 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 163,782 bytes +9‎ →‎19th century: added 'of' to 'Bach was deemed one three Bs' (my bad). ' 'From 1873 to 1880, Philipp Spitta published 'Johann Sebastian Bach', the standard work on Bach's life and music.' Probably the standard for many years; is it still?

curprev 01:3201:32, 22 March 2024‎ Aza24 talk contribs‎ 165,196 bytes −73‎ →‎top: move/restore this sentence back up; not sure when or why it was moved, but something this important cannot be hidden in the middle of the fourth paragraph
curprev 01:3001:30, 22 March 2024‎ Aza24 talk contribs‎ 165,269 bytes −314‎ Reverted good faith edits by Charlie Faust (talk): Composers are already linked above (see WP:OVERLINK). The lead already says "among the greatest composers in Western classical music". No need for a redudant quote by a non-Bach scholar Tags: Twinkle Undo
curprev 01:0201:02, 22 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 165,583 bytes +303‎ added quote from Swafford, Vintage Guide to Classical Music. How is there no Featured Article for Bach, maybe the greatest composer in Western music? Tag: Reverted
curprev 00:4000:40, 22 March 2024‎ Charlie Faust talk contribs‎ 165,280 bytes +11‎ →‎Musical style: added links to Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi, St Matthew Passion. Tag: Reverted

curprev 17:4817:48, 17 March 2024‎ Aza24 talk contribs‎ m 165,269 bytes +8‎ →‎External links: alphabetize
curprev 17:4717:47, 17 March 2024‎ Aza24 talk contribs‎ 165,261 bytes +10‎ →‎top: clf; eye surgery was never going to work
curprev 05:1505:15, 17 March 2024‎ Nikkimaria talk contribs‎ 165,251 bytes −18‎ rm dup

curprev 16:0516:05, 12 March 2024‎ Eejit43 talk contribs‎ m 165,269 bytes +34,955‎ Reverted edits by Beatles1959 (talk) (HG) (3.4.12) Tags: Huggle Rollback Disambiguation links added
curprev 16:0516:05, 12 March 2024‎ Beatles1959 talk contribs‎ m 130,314 bytes −34,955‎ very minor grammatical modifcations using British English Tag: Reverted