🎼 DYK? Bach Composed a Masterpiece After Being Thrown in Jail

Did you know Johann Sebastian Bach wrote one of the most important works in Western music history—The Well-Tempered Clavier—shortly after being imprisoned?

In 1717, Bach was jailed for nearly a month by Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar. Why? For daring to resign and accept a more prestigious position elsewhere. The duke considered it insubordination and lock…