Composer George Frideric Handel was born in Halle, Germany, later moving to England to write operas, oratorios, and the enduring 'Messiah.'

Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, into a family of musicians who would shape Western classical music for centuries.

Johann Sebastian Bach, born days earlier in Eisenach, was baptized in the Georgenkirche — the start of a life that would redefine Western music.