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At the age of 20, in 1705, Jean Sébastien Bach travelled to study with Dietrich Buxtehude, the greatest German musician of the day, to complete his training. He left Arnstadt to travel to Lübeck, a journey of more than 400km, which he made on foot. He had only asked for a leave of one month from his church. He would be absent four months. Upon his return, the parishioners no longer recognised him. He was reproached for playing too long, and above all for disturbing the audience with strange modulations. Dietrich Buxtehude's influence on Jean Sébastien Bach, the greatest musician of all time, had been decisive.