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Michael's School in Lüneburg, not far from the northern
seaport of Hamburg, one of the largest cities in the Holy Roman Empire. This involved a long
journey with his friend, probably undertaken partly on foot and partly by coach. His two years there
appear to have been critical in exposing him to a wider palette of European culture than he would
have experienced in Thuringia. In addition to singing in the a cappella choir, it is likely that he
played the School's three-manual organ and its harpsichords. He probably learned French and
Italian, and received a thorough grounding in theology, Latin, history, geography, and physics. He
would have come into contact with sons of noblemen from northern Germany sent to the highly
selective school to prepare for careers in diplomacy, government, and the military.
Although little supporting historical evidence exists at this time, it is almost certain that while in
Lüneburg, young Bach would have visited the Johanniskirche (Church of St
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