Special Circumstances
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Intro. to Music
Mrs. Small
October 25, 2012
Baroque&Classical differences
Special Circumstances
Johnathan Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were both two extraordinary men that had a great influence in music from the past that still continues into the current present. Both of theses composers were well known in their time and had great schooling in the musical arts, which contributed much to their success-fulness in their careers as musicians. During the times of both Johnathan Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the two composers impacted the musical world greatly with the work they have done.
Johnathan Sebastian Bach impacted the musical world greatly with the work he has done within the Baroque Era. Bach 's family had very talented musicians that lived in Thuringia and they held great musical positions as well such as; organists, town instrumentalists, and Cantors (Johnathan Sebastian Bach 1). Bach was surrounded by music throughout his life by learning about his heritage, and by learning about music through his schooling. Johnathan Sebastian Bach came from a long line of musicians and passed on his musical heritage to his children (Kamien, Roger, 152). Bach held many positions during his lifetime and even had a period (1685-1750), where he created only beautiful masterpieces. One of those beautiful masterpieces was The Brandenburg Concertos, which was directed by Bach but used the Prince of Cothen 's orchestra to play it because at the time Bach was the court conductor for the Prince of Cothen. The greatest contribution that Johnathan Sebastian Bach had given society was his musical work. All his works in the Baroque Era were masterpieces except operas and he made these masterpieces by fusing the technical mastery aspects with the emotional depth of what art is supposed to be to make perfection. Another notable accomplishment that Bach pioneered was the fact that he transitioned the next generation of musicians into the
Intro. to Music
Mrs. Small
October 25, 2012
Baroque&Classical differences
Special Circumstances
Johnathan Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were both two extraordinary men that had a great influence in music from the past that still continues into the current present. Both of theses composers were well known in their time and had great schooling in the musical arts, which contributed much to their success-fulness in their careers as musicians. During the times of both Johnathan Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the two composers impacted the musical world greatly with the work they have done.
Johnathan Sebastian Bach impacted the musical world greatly with the work he has done within the Baroque Era. Bach 's family had very talented musicians that lived in Thuringia and they held great musical positions as well such as; organists, town instrumentalists, and Cantors (Johnathan Sebastian Bach 1). Bach was surrounded by music throughout his life by learning about his heritage, and by learning about music through his schooling. Johnathan Sebastian Bach came from a long line of musicians and passed on his musical heritage to his children (Kamien, Roger, 152). Bach held many positions during his lifetime and even had a period (1685-1750), where he created only beautiful masterpieces. One of those beautiful masterpieces was The Brandenburg Concertos, which was directed by Bach but used the Prince of Cothen 's orchestra to play it because at the time Bach was the court conductor for the Prince of Cothen. The greatest contribution that Johnathan Sebastian Bach had given society was his musical work. All his works in the Baroque Era were masterpieces except operas and he made these masterpieces by fusing the technical mastery aspects with the emotional depth of what art is supposed to be to make perfection. Another notable accomplishment that Bach pioneered was the fact that he transitioned the next generation of musicians into the
Cited: "Johann Sebastian Bach." BAROQUE COMPOSERS AND MUSICIANS. Www.arton.co Publications, n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2012. Kamien, Roger. Music an Appreciation | Brief. 1221 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY, 10020: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2011.Web. 26 Oct. 2012.