He lived with his brother when their parents died.

His father played violin and they played duets together.

He stayed in prison because he was very stubborn.

He worked in Halle's cathedral as organist.

He was music teacher at the Pietà orphanage in Venice.

He achieved the best orchestra in Italy at that time.

He had two wifes and twenty children (sons and daughters).

He refused to get married with Buxtehude's daughter.

He was known by his nickname: the red Priest.

He stayed for 3 years in Italy, composing operas, cantatas and church music.

He went blind when he was elder.

His music was a huge success in London.

He composed more than 1000 works, for instance Goldberg variations or Branderburg concerts.

He composed a set of four violin concerts called "The four seasons".