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Johann Sebastian Bach - jailed by his boss
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10 of the greatest composers who broke the law
5. Johann Sebastian Bach - jailed by his boss
Bach spent a short time in prison, not necessarily because he had done anything wrong, but because he wanted to leave his powerful employer at the time. Still, he was productive while he was inside, and rattled off his book of keyboard exercises: the Orgelbuchen.
