Baroque era‚ J.S. Bach was a brilliant artist of his era. Known today for his polyphony style‚ masterpieces of church‚ and instrumental music‚ the works of the German composer are said to be the greatest of all time. Although he was known as an excellent organist than a composer during his life‚ his musical compositions would have stand the test of time and continue to demonstrate his innovative style of melody and harmony. Of the many 17th century composers‚ Johann Sebastian Bach notably paved the
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equivalents. I chose to study Bach because of my appreciation for his music‚ the complexity‚ and the overall relevance in the musical world. Without having known any connections between music theory and rhetoric‚ some brief investigation led me to several meaningful sources that showed me those connections. I have come to realize that there is more research and information on musical rhetoric‚ even in connection to Bach‚ than I had previously realized. First‚ I will discuss who J.S. Bach is and his importance
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German Baroque composer. He was born on March 21‚ 1685‚ in Eisenach‚ Germany. He was a member of one of the most superior musical families of all time. For over 200 years‚ the Bach family had some of the most excellent composers and performers. His father‚ Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645-1695) lived in Eisenach since 1671 as string player‚ town piper and court trumpeter. In 1668‚ Bach’s father married Elisabeth Lämmerhirt (1644-1694) from Erfurt‚ who also grew up in a
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 in the town of Thuringia‚ Germany where he was raised and spent most of his life. Due to a shortage of expenses‚ he was confined to a very limited geographical space‚ as was his career. This greatly affected his‚ in that his music was not as widley known as other composers of the time. On traveling he never went farther north than Hamburg or farther south than Carlsbad. To look back on the life of Bach many have referred
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Casey Curran Event Critique Sprint Center: Zac Brown Band Concert I attended the Zac Brown Band concert at the Sprint Center located in Kansas City‚ Missouri. The event was on February 15 @ 7:00 p.m. I will discuss and go into further detail about my own personal experience related to the organization and structure of the event. I will also include information about security‚ the location of the event‚ parking for guests‚ vending‚ seating‚ lighting‚ heating‚ and overall entertainment of the event
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Jacob Zeller Professor Davidson History of Music 114:01 15 November 2012 Bach v. Handel When thinking of composers‚ whose works changed the world of music forever‚ many names may come to mind. Among those on that list‚ both Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel are figures whose effect on music has been felt worldwide. Born in the same year‚ these composers have much in common and many differences that illustrate their importance to their era and music as we see it today. Their individualism
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Hawter 1 Brian Miller MUS-110-Z90 07/22/2017 Concert Analysis Essay For this concert report analysis‚ I was not able to actually go see a concert in person. So I watched a video on youtube since that was an option for this assignment. On Youtube‚ I watched an orchestral concert that was performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. From what I saw‚ the string instruments that were being played by the Pittsburgh
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I attended the EIU Wind Symphony concert on December 4‚ 2015. It started seven in the evening and was in Dvorak hall in the Doudna Fine Arts center on Eastern’s campus. Alicia Neal was the conductor of the symphony. It was a symphony composed of some of Eastern’s best music majors and it showed their skill throughout the entire performance. The symphony was composed of woodwinds‚ brass‚ and percussion. On the woodwinds‚ they had piccolos‚ flutes‚ oboes‚ bassoons‚ clarinet‚ bass clarinet‚ alto saxophone
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I attended The Wind Ensemble on March 9‚ 2016 that took place in San Jose State University Concert Hall. The program was part of San Jose State University School of Music and Dances performances Spring ’16. There were two conductors for this performance‚ Dr. Edward Harris was the director as well as the main conductor of this performance‚ and the graduate conducting associate Paul Herrea. In this ensemble‚ there were two percussion soloists by Professor Galen Lemmon and Anne Hsu‚ an alumni from SJSU
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COLLABORATION CONCERT Collaboration dance pieces are always a joy to watch‚ especially when the performers dance as if it was their last performance. On December 11‚ 2013‚ I had a chance to witness the Collaboration Concert of the dance departments of the two phenomenal schools of Cass Technical High School and Renaissance High School. And may I state‚ both schools brought the talent that resembles that of professionals. The concert involved thirteen performances of the young‚ but talented dancers
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