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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Saint Sebastian was born in the city of Narbonne‚ in Gaul‚ in the 3rd Century. Saint Sebastian was a young man by the time he was religious. He was a son of a wealthy Roman family and was educated in Milan. Throughout earlier in life‚ he was soon trasfered as an officer in the Imperial Roman army and captian of the guard. He was one of the favourites to Diocletian‚ who was the Emperorer of Rome since 284 AD to 305 AD but died in 312 AD. During Diocletian reign of power as emporer‚ he hated Christians
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Saint Sebastian (died c. 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. It is said that he was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian’s persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows. This is the most common artistic depiction of Sebastian; however‚ according to legend‚ he was rescued and healed by Irene of Rome. Shortly afterwards he criticized Diocletian in person and as a result was clubbed to death.[1] He is venerated in
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we would like to celebrate a highly influential baroque German composer that has transcended centuries with his distinctive musical compositions. It has been claimed that Johann Sebastian Bach’s style truly pioneered and set a foundation for other German Composers such as Beethoven‚ Mendelssohn‚ Brahms and Mahler. Bach was born in 1685‚ in fact his birthday befittingly was this past Tuesday. But what exactly makes him so highly regarded? There are two reasons. First‚ during his lifetime‚ he was
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| Bach and his impact on the World of Music | Music | | 19/11/2010 | Table of Contents Introduction 3 Bach’s achievements in music 3 Music of Johann Sebastian Bach 4 Conclusion 6 References 6 Introduction There are music schools‚ conservatories‚ and private teachers‚ all over the World to educate children and adults with music‚ either through an instrument or through theory or even history of music. There is a certain amount of technical
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music at all knows who Bach is. Considered to be the greatest composer of all time by many‚ Johann Sebastian Bach paved new roads in music leaving behind one the largest legacies ever. So good was Bach‚ that all music after his death is considered post-Bach. Johann drew inspiration for the majority of his pieces from Martin Luther’s work. A very religious man‚ Bach believed in using his musical gift to glorify God. On the first day of the spring of 1685‚ Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach
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J. S. Bach (1685-1750) : Prelude & Fugue in G minor‚ BWV 861 Book: Well-Tempered Clavier Book I Composed in: 1722 Publish year: 1722 Background Johann Sebastian Bach was as “the Father of Music” who devoted himself to music education in his later years and brought great influence to the classical music world. The Well-Tempered Clavier‚ a collection of solo keyboard music (harpsichord)‚ was a good example. J.S. Bach’s music requested high technical command and artistic beauty. With
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Annotated bibliography of the solo cello works of J. S. Bach Resource 1: Butt‚ J. 1999. Bach Cello Suites. Early Music‚ Vol. 27‚ No. 2‚ Instruments and Instrumental Music pp. 340 342 Oxford University Press http://www.jstor.org/stable/3128691 Accessed: 6th of July. 2011 John Butt wrote an article in the Early Music magazine about two latest recordings on Bach’s cello suites‚ at that time‚ performed by two well-known cellists‚ Paolo Beschi and Jaap ter Linden. They represent two distinctly
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Two amazing composers of the Baroque period of music were Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Although both produced much well-loved and well-played music‚ and although both were born in Germany‚ they were very different people. United by their faith‚ they still differ in many areas. Their lives‚ careers‚ and styles will now be compared‚ and their similarities and differences brought out. Both Handel and Bach were Germans‚ and were both born relatively close to the same time. However
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Baroque Age‚ Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organist in this time period. From the age of nine‚ J.S Bach was orphaned both of his parents had died and was adopted by his brother’s name Christoph who was an organ player. Christoph taught Bach’s how to construct organs from the frequent repairs that had to be made to the church organ. For the most part‚ Bach was self-taught by copying music in order to learn the musical style and to get music. Later in 1707‚ Bach was hired by a church
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