Encyclopedia - Johann Sebastian Bach: Encyclopedia - Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685–28 July 1750) was a German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Sebastian Bach: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Sebastian Bach - Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach - Early years. Johann Sebastian Bach was a member of one of the most extraordinary musical families of all time. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Pachelbel: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Pachelbel - Works
Johann Pachelbel - Introduction. During his lifetime, Pachelbel was best known as an organ composer. He wrote more than two hundred org...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin 1001-1006: Encyclopedia Ii - Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin 1001-1006 - List Of Recordings On Other Instruments
The Sonatas and Partitas have been transcribed for and recorded on many other intruments, including: Rachel Podger, baroque violin Scott...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Pachelbel: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Pachelbel - Rise In Popularity Of The Canon In D
It is sometimes supposed that classical music is intrinsically timeless and is not subject to the caprices of fashion. Pachelbel's Canon ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Pachelbel: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Pachelbel - Life
Pachelbel was born in Nuremberg and baptized September 1, 1653, which strongly indicates birth in August. He received early musical train...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Sebastian Bach: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Sebastian Bach - Style
Bach's compositional style is characterized by contrapuntal textures, linear tonic/dominant harmonic progressions and consistent motor rh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Sebastian Bach: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Sebastian Bach - Works
JS Bach’s works are indexed with BWV numbers, an initialism for Bach Werke Verzeichnis (Bach Works Catalogue). The catalogue, published...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Sebastian Bach: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Sebastian Bach - Legacy
In his later years and after his death, Bach's reputation as a composer declined: his work was regarded as old-fashioned compared to the ...   » Read the article