Johann Sebastian Bach: 10 astonishing child prodigies playing the German composer (and 10 great facts)

Google Doodle is celebrating musical prodigy Sebastian Bach’s 334^th birthday by giving everyone the opportunity to create melodies in his name.

How? The latest Doodle gets you to put down a few notes. Wait a few moments for the AI technology to ‘harmonise’ those and transform it into a four-voice piece similar to Bach’s musical signature.

Born in 1685 to a family of musicians, Johann Sebastian Back become both an incredibly talented Baroque organist and one of the greatest composers of our time – and his legacy lives on.

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He started learning about music a child, so we thought we’d put together a clip of some of the most talented children playing his music – hundreds of years later. Many of these children have grown up to be great musicians. You'll see why.

Here are some interesting facts about Bach, too.