The grounds are now a public park and Maria's resting place stands alone in a secluded wooded area. The Old Cemetery at Köthen, where she was buried, was abandoned in the late 1800's, but her gravesite was marked and remembered. Bach married court singer Anna Magdalena Wilcken, who raised Maria's children as well as her In his grief he wrote the monumental "Chaconne", the fifth and final movement of the Partita in D minor for solo violin, which is still considered one of the most daunting and profound works in the instrumental repertory. He returned nearly two months later to discover that Maria Barbara had died from a sudden illness and was already buried at Köthen's Old Cemetery (now called the Friedenspark). Bach accompanied his employer, Prince Leopold, to a spa in Karlsbad. Four of their seven children lived to adulthood, including future musicians Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and the great Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. The couple had a contented relationship and their years together at Köthen, beginning in 1717, were probably the happiest of the composer's life. Bach received a better-paying job at Mühlhausen and he and Maria were married at nearby Dornheim in October 1707. Bach in 1706 for inviting a "strange maiden" into the church organ loft to "make music", the woman in question was Maria. Historians believe that when Arnstadt authorities reprimanded J.S. Bach met Maria Barbara in Arnstadt after his appointment as church organist in 1703 and for a time they lived in the same house. Born in Gehren, Germany, she was orphaned at an early age and went to live with relatives in Arnstadt. And I said it right back peace and love,' he wrote alongside the photograph. 'It was 40 years ago today The love of my life said yes yes yes. The Beatles star marked the occasion on Instagram with a throwback photo of himself and his wife on their special day of 27 April, 1981. Maria Barbara Bach was the first wife and second cousin of composer J.S. Sir Ringo Starr is celebrating 40 years of marriage to Barbara Bach.