This day in music history.

July 28, 1750, At the age of 65 a poor and blind Johann Sebastian Bach died from a stroke. He was buried in an unmarked grave at St. Thomas' Church. He composed over 1,100 works in almost every musical genre of the time. Bach and his wive's Maria Barbara and later after Maria's death Anna Magdalena had 20 children 10 of which died in infancy. During his life his music was dismissed as "too involved and lacking in immediate melodic appeal" most of his works were not published until a century after his death. Bach's widow Anna died in poverty in 1760. Bach is now considered to be the last of the great Baroque composers and one of the greatest composers that ever lived. Bach once said "The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul".