Many musical scholars believe that J. S. Bach and G. F. Handel are the two most important‚ influential composers of the Baroque period. Both of these men were born in Germany in 1685‚ and since they came into existence around the same time‚ they share some similarities. As an introductory statement‚ Bach and Handel were born into two very different families. Handel did not come from a musical family; his father wanted him to study law. By age nine‚ his talent was too obvious for his father to ignore
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What is so special about J.S. Bach’s Music? J.S Bach is undoubtedly one of the greatest composer to ever exist on the face of the earth. His composed music was truly mesmerizing. The individual threads composed by him blended together in pure perfection. The common question that rises here is what is so unique about his music? Here are some points which I think are the answer to our question: He was among those people who are absolutely obsessed with perfection. His motivation helped him to write
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period. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach Germany in 1685 he had seven siblings which made him the youngest out of all his brothers and sisters. His father Johann Ambrosius Bach was the director of the town musicians and his uncles were professional musicians. Bach was surrounded by music and musicians his whole child hood‚ this influenced him to have a love for music. When both of his parents died in 1694 he went to live with his older brother Johann Christopher Bach who was the organist at
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Sebastian Bach. The German composer has composed over 1000 known works throughout his musical career which included pieces for organ and over 300 cantatas. Most notably‚ his works for organ are among his most revered and well known. Bach was known for not just his compositional skills but his performing skills on organ‚ keyboard‚ and violin. His use of harmony and contrapuntal techniques paved the way for many composers after him. Bach’s Birthplace Born on March 21st of 1685‚ Johann Sebastian Bach became
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One musical work that stands out to me in this unit is "Fugue in D minor by Bach". This work stands out to me because this piece shows his best organ work. It shows both his technical precision and the beautiful melodies he can make. The emotion I think Bach was trying to capture is a up-beat and happy feeling. What led me to this is the fast beat alone. It was not bet that would be use if you were trying to make the listener have a sad feeling. The beat was a fast beat that created a happy feeling
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Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers in history. “People felt his music and art helped protect people against the advance of doubt bred by the renaissance ideas of scientific‚ rational inquiry.”(The World Book Encyclopedia 2012. Chicago‚ IL: World Book‚ 2012. Print). He bought music techniques such as Counterpoint (playing of two or more melodies at one time) and Fugue(where different instruments repeat the same melody with slight variation) to their greatest heights. He wrote
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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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Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers in Western musical history. More than 1‚000 of his compositions survive. Some examples are the Art of Fugue‚ Brandenburg Concerti‚ the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord‚ the Mass in B-Minor‚ the motets‚ the Easter and Christmas oratorios‚ Toccata in F Major‚ French Suite No 5‚ Fugue in G Major‚ Fugue in G Minor ("The Great")‚ St. Matthew Passion‚ and Jesu Der Du Meine Seele. He came from a family of musicians. There were over 53 musicians
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Age problems The purpose of this lesson is to show you how to solve Age problems. Problem 1 Kevin is 4 years older than Margaret. Next year Kevin will be 2 times as old as Margaret. How old is Kevin? Solution Denote as Kevin’s present age. Then Margret’s present age is . Next year Kevin will be years old‚ and Margaret will be years old. Since next year Kevin will be 2 times as old as Margaret‚ you can write the equation . Solve this equation by simplifying it‚ step by step: (after
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Fugue (fig. 3)‚ on the other hand‚ is an industrial landscape of a small power plant in New Bedford‚ Massachusetts that used to power electric trolleys‚ painted in 1940 (MFA). Sheeler was commissioned to create a series of paintings that fit under the theme “power‚” and this was one of the results. Sheeler wrote regarding this scene‚ “I was on a motor trip through New England and in passing through New Bedford in the late afternoon‚ I came upon this subject unexpectedly. It was a breath-taking sight
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