George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a German‚ later British conductor‚ organist‚ violinist and composer of the late Baroque era. Handel had been in many countries‚ which allowed him to absorbed aspects of German‚ Italian‚ French‚ and English styles. Italian opera had greatly influenced him and served as the central focus of his creative work. He spent most of his career in London and was known for his operas‚ oratorios‚ anthems‚ and instrumental compositions. He composed the most famous of all
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July of 1724‚ Bach developed a cantata format after his arrival in Leipzig‚ and cantats became an important part of life for the people of 17th century. Meine Seel erhebt den Herren is part of a second annual cycle of 40 church cantatas composed for the choristers of the Thomaskirche. Meine Seele erhebt den Herren was a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment‚ typically in several movements‚ which were sung by professional musicians accompanied by choir. Cantatas were religious text
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach‚ Germany as the youngest child of a church organist father‚ Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645-1695)‚ and a mother‚ Maria Elisabeth Lammerhirt (1644-1694) and into a great musical family‚ stretching back seven generations. Bach’s family was devoutly Lutheran. Bach learned violin and music theory from his father and organ from Johann Christoph Bach (1671-1721). In 1692‚ when Bach was seven years old‚ he attended Lateinschule in Eisenach and studied religion‚ Latin
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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 musical family
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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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Taste asia ‚ taste Africa Who are the people of the country china ? The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following: * People with Han Chinese ethnicity (often simply referred to as "Chinese" or "ethnic Chinese" in English).[1] * The Zhonghua minzu‚ a supra-ethnic concept which includes all 56 ethnic groups living in China that are officially recognized by the government of the People’s Republic of China‚ such as Han‚ Zhuang‚Manchu‚ Tibetans‚ and other established ethnic groups
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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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‘J.S. Bach had more in common with Holborne than he did with Haydn.’ Discuss using studied pieces. Despite all coming from different periods‚ Bach’s piece does have a lot in common with Holborne’s Pavane and Galliard. For one thing‚ they both mainly have a contrapuntal texture and are for few instruments‚ whilst Haydn’s Symphony is‚ obviously‚ for a symphony orchestra. Both the Bach and the Holborne were intended to be played at home‚ whilst the Haydn would have been intended to be played in
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In this article Diana George discusses how poverty is misrepresented by Habitats for Humanity and how this adversely affects the organization’s goal‚ which is to “eliminate poverty housing from the globe” (pg.4). In an effort to attract supporters the organization paints a very obvious picture of what poverty is in their publicity videos. They show people in rags‚ living in shacks with despair all around them‚ and suggests that the issue can simply be solved with good-willing volunteers. The problem
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The term keyboard‚ according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ is “a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard like that of a piano and that produces sounds electronically.” This is the modern definition of a keyboard‚ as it can be used as a term describing any key-like instrument which does not contain a firmly established identity‚ such as the clavichord and the harpsichord. The keyboard has been a prevalent instrument since as early as the third century BC‚ and therefore has
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