J. S. Bach and the Second Brandenburg Concerto In December 1917‚ Johann Sebastian Bach began working as Prince Leopold of Cothen’s Kappelmeister (German: “chapel master‚” director of music)‚ tasked with composing for celebrations and holidays. A lover of music‚ the prince held Bach in high esteem; paying Bach more than twice the salary of his predecessor. Restricted by the chapel’s low-quality organ‚ Bach negotiated for new instruments in Carlsbad and Berlin‚ traveling with the prince throughout
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Johanna Sebastian Bach was a composer of the Baroque era‚ the most celebrated member of a large family of northern German musicians. Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist‚ organist‚ and expert on organ building. Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos‚ The Well-Tempered Clavier‚ the Mass in B Minor‚ and numerous other masterpieces of church and instrumental
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general is that I truly enjoy it. Until now I never showed much interest into it because‚ I was not sure what I was listening to. I have chosen to limit my descriptions to Bach‚ Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ and Vivaldi. You will be able to understand the music that I describe here‚ and possibly gain more enjoyment after reading this paper. Bach Suite No.1 Prelude in G minor; performed by Georg Mertens‚ this piece of music was created in the Baroque time. The music played‚ without any sheet music‚ the rhythm
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It is written for a five stringed cello. The Prelude of the D major prelude is the longest and grandest of the 6. It is an exuberant fast flowing introduction into D major. It is one of the only two movements Bach indicated dynamic. Bars are frequently written in repeated pairs‚ the first one strong‚ and the second one is an echo of the former one. The only other movement in the 6 cello Suites that has dynamic markings is the Sarabande in D minor. The Allemande
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Walls‚ Peter‚ ed. Baroque Music‚ The Library of Essays on Music Performance Practice‚ series editor Mary Cyr. Farnham‚ Surry‚ UK‚ and Burlington‚ VT‚ USA: Ashgate‚ 2011. ISBN 978-0-7546-2882-8. David Schulenberg Copyright 2012 © Claremont Graduate University In the sciences‚ there are foundational articles on which entire disciplines are founded. Physicists today rarely read the papers in which Einstein demonstrated the principles of the theory of relativity‚ but thousands of papers based
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Martin performed Nel cor piu non mi Sento by Givoani Paisiello by singing opera. Steven Haga played Scherzo No. 2 in Bb Minor‚ op. 31 by Frederic Chopin on the piano. Lastly‚ Ron Cowler performed Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor‚ BWV 903 composed by Johann Bach on the piano. These were all considered classical music performances. One musical performer that caught my attention was Donald Victor Leopold who performed Kinderszenen‚ op. 15‚ composed by Robert Schumann on the piano. The composer
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English Suites No. 2 in A minor‚ BWV 807 J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Prelude Allemande Courante Sarabande Bourrée I‚ Bourrée II Gigue Polonaise No. 1‚ S. 223/1 Mephisto Waltz No. 1‚ S. 514 Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Romeo and Juliet: Ten Pieces for Piano‚ Op. 75 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) 1. Folk Dance 2. Scene: The Street Awakens 3. Minuet: Arrival of the Guests 4. Young Juliet 5. Masks 6. Montagues and Capulet 7. Father
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composer‚ with many of his pieces and performances were written for harpsichord and organ. Many of his pieces were written for the church‚ coming from a long line of family musicians. The piece performed at the concert that was written by Bach was Concerto in D minor‚ BWV 1052 which is only one of seven that were originally written for harpsichord and later reworked for piano. In this song‚ his form mimics Vivaldi’s form of Exposition‚ Development‚ and Recapitulation‚ that he employed in many of his concertos
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The Well-tempered Prelude and Fugue Part 1 in G minor BWV 861 J.S. Bach (1680-1750) Johann Sebastian Bach was a great composer and performer‚ born in Eisenach Thuringia Germany. Future musicians praised him as ‘father of music’; throughout his life he had composed countless beautiful pieces‚ including the Brandenburg concertos‚ the Mass in B minor‚ The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 1 & Book 2) etc. The Well-Tempered Clavier is considered to have a set of the Prelude and Fugue for each piece. They
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the many different aspects of music and its effects on infants and children. I will also discuss how music can be beneficial to them and what parents can do to make music a part of their childrens ’ lives. Research has been done for hundreds of years on the effects of classical music on children ("Classical"). As a child is developing in the first few years of life‚ their brain is essentially being "wired" and shaped by its environment. Research has suggested
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