Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) helped define the Baroque period and is possibly the greatest master of musical counterpoint who ever lived. Contemporaries left record of his virtuoso organ playing while a combination of desire and economic necessity led him to produce one of the largest bodies of music by any one person.
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A large directory of J.S. Bach resources on the internet.
Contemporary prints of Bach's Leipzig showing familiar scenes and some lesser-known facets of Leipzig city life, institutions and facilities. Of unusual interest is the city's piped fresh water supply.
Color illustrations with captions and music samples documenting the major periods in Bach's life.
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
brief biography, caricature, summaries of his choral and vocal, organ, other keyboard, chamber, orchestral, and concerto output, and Naxos discography.
Speculation preceding examination of known facts about Amadeus transcribing music by Sebastian. Includes looks at other related composers and certain theoretical studies.
"Our purpose is to collect and examine literary and documentary material about the life, work and history of Johann Sebastian Bach and his family - and to present his work to the public through exhibitions, lectures, guided tours and publications." Site in English and German.
Directory of free Bach mp3s made available by the performing artists.
Over 1500 complete compositions in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Includes two biographies, time line, download and playing instructions, and links to artist pages.
Complete works catalog, directory of internet resources, recommended recordings, MIDI and RealAudio files, images, icons, links, and a monthly quiz and CD giveaway.
Information for amateur singers and orchestral players wishing to join a long-established choir and orchestra for weekend study and performance of Bach cantatas and related works.
Paul Baker of Diabolus in Musica uses the music of Bach to illustrate perceived problems and solutions to various performance issues, including choir size and instrument choice.
Founded in 1970 by Craig Smith to perform the complete cycle of over 200 sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach in the liturgical setting for which they were intended. Includes extensive translations and program notes.
News of Bach concerts in the Cathedral which support its Music Foundation Trust. Includes contact and membership information and an events diary.
Details the burial, reburial, and subsequent moving of the composer's remains to Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany with portrait of composer and photographs of grave plate and church exterior.
An organization devoted to linking and supporting local Bach organizations worldwide.
Complete vocal works with English translations. Limited permission to copy in programs and program notes.
Gives overview of his influences, including the German and Italian keyboard schools, French polyphony and organ music, as well as mathematics.
Brief chronology, partial list of works with MIDI audio for selected BMV numbers, gallery, and contact information.
An extensive biography, tour of Bach's life in Germany, catalog of his works, bibliography, recommended recordings, and links. Award-winning site, maintained by Jan Hanford in North America and Jan Koster in Europe.
Filmography linked to hundreds of films and television shows using his works with biography, trivia, and links from the Internet Movie Database.
Wikipedia article covering formative years, professional life and family life, later years, and legacy with BWV commentary, further reading, internal references, external links, and portrait.
Biography, musicography, links to related composers, and companion resources from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
Detailed biography, covering each period in Bach's life.
Detailed biography and comments on his music from Grove Music plus MIDI audio, illustrations, and links from Kunst der Fuge.
Listing at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with German lyrics, many having English translations.
Mourning Ode on the death of Queen Christiana of Poland/Saxony, 1727. Illustrated history, full text, and music samples.
Article examining the role the composer's works had in helping to reunite a Europe torn by post-Reformation conflict even as it became the standard upon which almost all subsequent Western music was based.
Biography and music examples in the form of sheet music and sound files.
A review of Michael Bach's performance of Bach's solo cello suites (Mode Records) using a curved cello bow which allows him to play chords without arpeggiation. Review considers the significance and historical implications of the curved bow in the performance of Bach's music.
A summer festival held in Eugene, Oregon directed by Helmuth Rilling. Booking information and schedules of concerts and master classes.
Index summarizing fugue-by-fugue analysis drawing comparisons from visual arts, physics, mathematics, literature and astronomy. Links to scores with digital sound and many resources on the life and works of Bach, designed for a course at Northern Arizona University.
A summer festival held in Eugene, Oregon directed by Helmuth Rilling. Booking information and schedules of concerts and master classes.
Details the burial, reburial, and subsequent moving of the composer's remains to Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany with portrait of composer and photographs of grave plate and church exterior.
Listing at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with German lyrics, many having English translations.
News of Bach concerts in the Cathedral which support its Music Foundation Trust. Includes contact and membership information and an events diary.
Gives overview of his influences, including the German and Italian keyboard schools, French polyphony and organ music, as well as mathematics.
brief biography, caricature, summaries of his choral and vocal, organ, other keyboard, chamber, orchestral, and concerto output, and Naxos discography.
Directory of free Bach mp3s made available by the performing artists.
Information for amateur singers and orchestral players wishing to join a long-established choir and orchestra for weekend study and performance of Bach cantatas and related works.
A review of Michael Bach's performance of Bach's solo cello suites (Mode Records) using a curved cello bow which allows him to play chords without arpeggiation. Review considers the significance and historical implications of the curved bow in the performance of Bach's music.
Filmography linked to hundreds of films and television shows using his works with biography, trivia, and links from the Internet Movie Database.
Wikipedia article covering formative years, professional life and family life, later years, and legacy with BWV commentary, further reading, internal references, external links, and portrait.
"Our purpose is to collect and examine literary and documentary material about the life, work and history of Johann Sebastian Bach and his family - and to present his work to the public through exhibitions, lectures, guided tours and publications." Site in English and German.
Paul Baker of Diabolus in Musica uses the music of Bach to illustrate perceived problems and solutions to various performance issues, including choir size and instrument choice.
Over 1500 complete compositions in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Includes two biographies, time line, download and playing instructions, and links to artist pages.
Mourning Ode on the death of Queen Christiana of Poland/Saxony, 1727. Illustrated history, full text, and music samples.
A large directory of J.S. Bach resources on the internet.
Complete vocal works with English translations. Limited permission to copy in programs and program notes.
Biography, musicography, links to related composers, and companion resources from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
Detailed biography, covering each period in Bach's life.
Detailed biography and comments on his music from Grove Music plus MIDI audio, illustrations, and links from Kunst der Fuge.
An organization devoted to linking and supporting local Bach organizations worldwide.
Index summarizing fugue-by-fugue analysis drawing comparisons from visual arts, physics, mathematics, literature and astronomy. Links to scores with digital sound and many resources on the life and works of Bach, designed for a course at Northern Arizona University.
Color illustrations with captions and music samples documenting the major periods in Bach's life.
Complete works catalog, directory of internet resources, recommended recordings, MIDI and RealAudio files, images, icons, links, and a monthly quiz and CD giveaway.
Founded in 1970 by Craig Smith to perform the complete cycle of over 200 sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach in the liturgical setting for which they were intended. Includes extensive translations and program notes.
Contemporary prints of Bach's Leipzig showing familiar scenes and some lesser-known facets of Leipzig city life, institutions and facilities. Of unusual interest is the city's piped fresh water supply.
Biography and music examples in the form of sheet music and sound files.
Speculation preceding examination of known facts about Amadeus transcribing music by Sebastian. Includes looks at other related composers and certain theoretical studies.
Article examining the role the composer's works had in helping to reunite a Europe torn by post-Reformation conflict even as it became the standard upon which almost all subsequent Western music was based.
Brief chronology, partial list of works with MIDI audio for selected BMV numbers, gallery, and contact information.
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
An extensive biography, tour of Bach's life in Germany, catalog of his works, bibliography, recommended recordings, and links. Award-winning site, maintained by Jan Hanford in North America and Jan Koster in Europe.
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