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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THE BACH CIACONNA IN D MINOR‚ A LIFE OF ITS OWN Natalie W. Chang Graduate Survey in Music History‚ MUSC 7020 November 26‚ 2012 Introduction It is hard to imagine a world without Johann Sebastian Bach‚ a world devoid of his absolute brilliance. And yet‚ he himself found no brilliance in his work‚ as he had an innate sense of continuous self-improvement through learning from and imitating other composers. For such a master at his craft‚ he was
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Italian‚ German‚ Hebrew‚ Russian‚ English‚ Bohemian‚ Spanish‚ and French. We also used classical music in our wedding by Johann Pachelbel’s “Canon in D Major”‚ which is heard very often in weddings. I chose to do my research paper on classical music throughout history because nobody understands the true importance behind the music‚ composers or how it enlightens me. Johann Pachelbel was born in Nürnberg‚ England in 1653. While he was in high school Pachelbel’s father recognized that he had a special
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The “Bohemian Bach” Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský‚ or the “Czech Bach”‚ was a renowned Bohemian composer and organist. He was born and died (1684 - 1742) during the late Baroque era (1680 - 1750)‚ around the same time as Johann Sebastian Bach. Some of his most famous works are the Regina Coeli and Litaniae Lauretanae de Beatae Virginis Maria Victoriosa. He was also rebellious throughout his life and because of this he spent most of his life alone. Černohorský’s first music teacher was his father who
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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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the 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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How Bach has composed his Fugue in C Minor‚ BWV 847. Chelsea Hicks Johann Sebastian Bach’s was born on the 21st of March 1685 and died in 1750. He was a German composer‚ during the Baroque period. His Fugue in C minor was written in the middle years of his life‚ 1722. A fugue is a contrapuntal composition‚ where a subject is developed. It has 3 main parts an Exposition‚ Middle section and the Final Section. The exposition is where the subject/theme of the piece is first announced‚ and is
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Bach‚ Well Tempered Clavier Historical Background of the Fugue and how it fits into the greater context of Bach’s careers. Introduction The fugue can be defined by Schulenberg as ‘A contrapuntal composition (or section or movement of a larger work) in which a theme‚ called a subject‚ is introduced in one voice and then imitated repeatedly at different pitch levels or in different keys by all of the parts’. The fugue originates from the Renaissance motet‚ an instrumental piece from the 16th and
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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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