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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(1685-1750) Johann Sebastian Bach‚ a Baroque composer‚ is widely recognized for his contrapuntal music‚ characterized by many notes‚ simple rhythms‚ and steady shifts of underlying harmony. Bach is not only known for his vast compositions‚ which consist of hundreds of choral and instrumental works‚ but was also as an astoundingly gifted organ player and improviser. Compared to the other composers in his time‚ Bach explored much more harmony in his music. Bach’s music can contain extraordinarily ’jazzy’
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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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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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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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C. Bach exemplify adequate usage of Classical era techniques on the keyboard. J. C. Bach’s composition‚ “Concerto for Harpsichord or Piano and Strings in E-flat Major‚” serves as an ample example of the use and stylistic techniques of the keyboard in the Classical era. The keyboard concerto was a popular genre throughout the classical era‚ and J. C. Bach was perhaps one of the most influential composers in this category‚ as he
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On April 30th the United States acquired Louisiana Territory from France in a secret treaty adding 828‚000 square miles for $15 million dollars! American Ambassador Robert Livingston and James Monroe assisted in the negotiations to purchase the entire Louisiana Territory. The new territory runs West of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains‚ stretching from the Gulf of Mexico North to Canada doubling the United States territory. President Thomas Jefferson stated the Mississippi River will
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Bach Flower Remedies Administering Bach Flower Remedies: * If necessary put 2 drops straight from the bottle onto tongue. * If it isn’t an emergency just put 2 drops of each remedy in a small cup of water and drink at intervals. * Put a drop of the remedy (straight from the bottle) on your wrist‚ temples‚ or rub onto lips. *For convenience when taking several remedies at once‚ add two drops of each chosen remedy to an empty 30ml dropper bottle. Top off with mineral water‚ adding
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