Johann Sebastian Bach - Article Index

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 - The Musical Offering: Encyclopedia Ii - The Musical Offering - The Music
The Musical Offering - The theme from the king. The collection has its roots in a meeting between Bach and Frederick II on May 7, 1747....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Hofstadter: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Hofstadter - Published Works
Douglas Hofstadter - Books. The books published by Hofstadter are (the ISBNs refer to paperback editions, where available): Gödel, Es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Hofstadter: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Hofstadter - Published Works
Douglas Hofstadter - Books. The books published by Hofstadter are (the ISBNs refer to paperback editions, where available): Gödel, Es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Hofstadter: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Hofstadter - Biography
The son of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Hofstadter, he received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Oregon in 1975. As of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferruccio Busoni: Encyclopedia - Ferruccio Busoni
Dante Michaelangelo Benvenuto Ferruccio Busoni (April 1, 1866 – July 27, 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, music teacher and cond...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brandenburg Concertos: Encyclopedia - Brandenburg Concertos
The six Brandenburg concertos (BWV 1046–1051) by Johann Sebastian Bach are a collection of instrumental works presented by Bach to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Axis: Encyclopedia - Blood Axis
Blood Axis is the name under which journalist and author Michael Moynihan composes and releases music. Moynihan formed Blood Axis in 1989...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bwv: Encyclopedia - Bwv
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis ("Bach Works Catalogue") is the numbering system used to identify musical works by Johann Sebastian Bach. The BWV ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boy Soprano: Encyclopedia - Boy Soprano
Boy soprano (or treble in British English; see below) is a term applied in music to a young male singer with an unchanged voice in the so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantata: Encyclopedia - Cantata
Cantata (Italian, 'sung'), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. In the 16th ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christmas: Encyclopedia - Christmas
Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional holiday observed in much of the world on 25 December, or on 7 January in most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christmas In The Media: Encyclopedia - Christmas In The Media
Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists, writers, and weavers of folklore. Moviemakers have picked up on this wealth of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chorale: Encyclopedia - Chorale
A chorale was originally a hymn of the Lutheran church sung by the entire congregation. In casual modern usage, the term also includes cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frédéric Chopin: Encyclopedia - Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric-François Chopin (IPA [ˈʃo̝ˌpã̝]), (March 1, 1810 – October 17, 1849) is one of the most famous, influential...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Encyclopedia - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Weimar, March 8, 1714 – December 14, 1788) was a German musician and composer, the second son of Johann Seba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Composers: Encyclopedia - List Of Composers
Composers are generally people who write music. A strong distinction is made, however, between composers, lyricists, and performers in su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bach Motif: Encyclopedia - Bach Motif
In music, the BACH motif is the sequence of notes B flat, A, C, B natural. This four-note motif has been used by a number of composers, u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trombone: Encyclopedia - Trombone
Trumpet List of classical trombonists List of jazz trombonists A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam: Encyclopedia - Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam
Ad majorem Dei gloriam or ad maiorem Dei gloriam, also known by the abbreviation AMDG, is the motto of the Roman Catholic religious order...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Schweitzer: Encyclopedia - Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer, OM, (January 14, 1875 – September 4, 1965) was a German theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. He was bor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Passion: Encyclopedia - Passion
The Passion is the technical term for the suffering and Agony of Jesus that led directly to the Crucifixion, a central Christian event. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony: Encyclopedia - Symphony
A symphony is an extended piece of music usually for orchestra and comprising several movements. The main characteristics of the classica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 18th Century: Encyclopedia - 18th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absolute Pitch: Encyclopedia - Absolute Pitch
Absolute pitch, widely referred to as perfect pitch, refers to the ability to identify a note by name without the benefit of a reference ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Mighty Fortress Is Our God: Encyclopedia - A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
"A Mighty Fortress is Our God" is the most well-known of Martin Luther's hymns. It has been called the 'Battle Hymn of the Reformation' f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alessandro Scarlatti: Encyclopedia - Alessandro Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2, 1660 – October 24, 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Reed: Encyclopedia - Alfred Reed
Alfred Reed (January 25, 1921 – September 17, 2005) was one of America's most prolific and frequently performed composers, with more th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Choir: Encyclopedia - Choir
A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. A vocal ensemble which sings in a church, or sings exclusively sacred music, is calle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antonio Vivaldi: Encyclopedia - Antonio Vivaldi
For the two explorers who sailed into the Atlantic in 1291, see Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Germany: Encyclopedia - East Germany
The German Democratic Republic (GDR) German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), informally known in English as East Germany, was a Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hail Mary: Encyclopedia - Hail Mary
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lutheranism: Encyclopedia - Lutheranism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virgil Fox: Encyclopedia - Virgil Fox
Virgil Fox (May 3, 1912–October 25, 1980) was a renowned organist, known especially for his flamboyant "Heavy Organ" concerts of the mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billy Sheehan: Encyclopedia - Billy Sheehan
Billy Sheehan (born 1953 in Buffalo, New York,) is a bass guitarist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cruciform: Encyclopedia - Cruciform
Cruciform means having the shape of a cross. It is a common description of Christian churches, which are usually, though not exclusively,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Artist: Encyclopedia - Artist
Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. It is also used in a qualitative sense o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 6 Number: Encyclopedia - 6 Number
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >> List of numbers -- Integers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 >> sexa-/sex- (from Latin) 6 (six) is the nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 48 Number: Encyclopedia - 48 Number
48 is the natural number following 47 and preceding 49. << 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 >> List of numbers -- Integers 0 10 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Friday: Encyclopedia - Good Friday
Good Friday is a holy day celebrated by Christians on the Friday before Easter or Pascha. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus at Cal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lute: Encyclopedia - Lute
The lute is a plucked string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep round back. It evolved from an instrument originally developed in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minuet: Encyclopedia - Minuet
A minuet, sometimes spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two persons, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted, under ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magnificat: Encyclopedia - Magnificat
The Magnificat is a canticle frequently sung (or said) liturgically in Christian church services. Also known as the Song of Mary, it is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 41 Number: Encyclopedia - 41 Number
41 is the natural number following 40 and preceding 42. << 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 >> List of numbers -- Integers 0 10 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1750: Encyclopedia - 1750
1750 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Hofstadter: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Hofstadter - Work
At Indiana University Bloomington he co-authored with Melanie Mitchell and others, a cognitive model of "high-level perception", Copycat,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Hofstadter: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Hofstadter - Biography
The son of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Hofstadter, he received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Oregon in 1975. As of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Hofstadter: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Hofstadter - Work
At Indiana University at Bloomington he co-authored with Melanie Mitchell and others, a cognitive model of "high-level perception", Copyc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Musical Offering: Encyclopedia Ii - The Musical Offering - 20th Century Adaptations And Citations
The Musical Offering - Arrangements. The "Ricercar a 6" has been arranged on its own on a number of occasions, the most prominent arran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 14 Number: Encyclopedia - 14 Number
14 (fourteen) is the natural number following 13 and preceding 15. << 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 >> List of numbers -- Int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1721: Encyclopedia - 1721
1721 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1685: Encyclopedia - 1685
1685 - Events. February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchestra: Encyclopedia - Orchestra
An orchestra is a musical ensemble used most often in classical music. A small orchestra is called a chamber orchestra. A full size orche...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organist: Encyclopedia - Organist
An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. In the United States there is a national organisation called t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clerihew: Encyclopedia - Clerihew
A Clerihew (or clerihew) is a very specific kind of humorous verse, typically with the following properties: The first line consists sol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The German Democratic Republic: Encyclopedia - Culture Of The German Democratic Republic
Though the government and the Stasi strictly controlled society, a culture of East Germany developed nonetheless. Culture of the German D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viol: Encyclopedia - Viol
The viol or viola da gamba is a family of musical instruments and is related to and descending from the vihuela and rebec. Viol - History...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Era: Encyclopedia - Classical Music Era
The Classical period in Western music occurred from about 1730 and 1820, but there was considerable overlap at both ends with preceding a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Violin Sonata: Encyclopedia - Violin Sonata
A violin sonata is a musical composition for solo violin, often (but not always) accompanied by a piano or other keyboard instrument, or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Violin Concerto: Encyclopedia - Violin Concerto
A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. Suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Variation Music: Encyclopedia - Variation Music
In music, variation is a formal technique where material is altered during repetition; reiteration with changes. Changes may be harmonic,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baroque: Encyclopedia - Baroque
In the arts, Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the artistic style that dominated it. The Baroque style used exaggerated motion an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Concerto: Encyclopedia - Concerto
In classical music, the word concerto (pl. concerti; from the Italian concerto, that means concert) is a label for a piece in which a sma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Bach: Encyclopedia - Richard Bach
Richard Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. He has authored numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including Jonathan Liv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar: Encyclopedia - Weimar
See also Weimar Republic. For the locality in Texas called Weimar see Weimar, Texas, there is also Weimar bei Kassel and Weimar in Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Well-tempered Clavier: Encyclopedia - Well-tempered Clavier
The Well-Tempered Clavier (Das wohltemperierte Clavier, "Clavier" meaning keyboard instrument) is a collection of solo keyboard music com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Counterpoint: Encyclopedia - Counterpoint
Counterpoint is a musical technique involving the simultaneous sounding of separate musical lines. It is especially prominent in Western ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Violin Concerto: Encyclopedia Ii - Violin Concerto - Selected List Of Violin Concertos
Violin concertos near the center of the "repertoire". The big list of violin concertos has been moved to List of compositions for violin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Well-tempered Clavier: Encyclopedia Ii - Well-tempered Clavier - What Tuning Did Bach Intend?
During much of the 20th century it was assumed that Bach wanted equal temperament, which had been described by theorists and musicians fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar - History
Weimar is one of the great cultural sites of Europe, since it was the home to such luminaries as Bach, Goethe, Schiller, and Herder. It h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viol: Encyclopedia Ii - Viol - Popularity
The instrument was common among amateurs, and many homes would have a so-called chest of viols which would contain one or more instrument...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niccolò Paganini: Encyclopedia Ii - Niccolò Paganini - Life Of Paganini
Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy, on 27 October 1782, to Antonio and Teresa (née Bocciardo) Paganini. According to his biograp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leipzig: Encyclopedia Ii - Leipzig - History
First documented in 1015, and endowed with city and market privileges in 1165, Leipzig has always been known as a place of commerce. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Key Signature: Encyclopedia Ii - Key Signature - Relation Of Signature To Key
A key signature is not the same as a key; key signatures are merely notational devices. They are convenient principally for diatonic or t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of German Expressions In English: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of German Expressions In English - German Terms Commonly Used In Academic Contexts In English
German terms frequently appear in several academic disciplines in English, notably in history, psychology, philosophy, music and the phys...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Germans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Germans - Politicians
List of Germans - Chancellors of Germany before 2nd World War. Gustav Stresemann, (1878-1929), chancellor and statesman of the Weimar ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of University Of Southern California People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of University Of Southern California People - Alumni And Students
List of University of Southern California people - Academia. Leo Buscaglia - Educator, best-selling author George V. Chilingar - World...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Lutherans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Lutherans - Politicians And Statesmen United States
List of Lutherans - U.S. Governors. Cecil Andrus (D), former governor of Idaho (1971-1975; 1987-1995). Otis R. Bowen (R), former gover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Keith Jarrett: Encyclopedia Ii - Keith Jarrett - Solo Piano
Jarrett's first album for ECM, called Facing You (1971) was a solo piano date recorded in the studio. He has continued to record solo pia...   » 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 - Historical Musicology: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Musicology - Modern Historical Musicology
Historical musicology began as a discipline in the nineteenth century focussing on the contributions of earlier composers. Samuel Wesley ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heinrich Schütz: Encyclopedia Ii - Heinrich Schütz - Style
Schütz's compositions show the influence of his two main teachers, Gabrieli (displayed most notably with Schütz's use of resplendent po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Music: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Music - Classical Traditions
Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of art, ecclesiastical a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Humphrey Bogart: Encyclopedia Ii - Humphrey Bogart - Early Career
Bogart did menial labor, joined the Naval Reserve, and eventually drifted into acting. He liked the late hours that actors kept, and enjo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Christian Bach: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Christian Bach - Evaluation
Although Bach's fame declined in the decades following his death, his music still showed up on concert programmes in London with some reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ilayaraaja: Encyclopedia Ii - Ilayaraaja - Career
Ilayaraja was born in a rural family in Pannaiapuram near Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Although he did not have any formal education, he c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Borderline Fictional Characters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Borderline Fictional Characters - Characters With Historical Exactitude Issues
List of borderline fictional characters - Antiquity and Middle Ages. Homer Lycurgus, the 9th century BC Spartan law-giver Socrates (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cantatas By Johann Sebastian Bach: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cantatas By Johann Sebastian Bach - Alternate Numbering Of Bach's Cantatas
Philippe (and Gérard) Zwang attempted a chronological numbering of both the church cantatas and the secular cantatas (BWV 1-215 + 248-24...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Hindemith: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Hindemith - Hindemith's Music
Hindemith is seen by some as the most significant German composer of his time. His early works are in a late romantic idiom, and he later...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - P. D. Q. Bach: Encyclopedia Ii - P. D. Q. Bach - Music
Prof. Schickele describes P.D.Q. Bach as having "the originality of Johann Christian, the arrogance of Carl Philipp Emanuel, and the obsc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Glass: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Glass - Life And Work
Philip Glass - Beginnings education and influences. Glass was born in Baltimore, Maryland as the son of Jewish immigrants from the Ukra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phish: Encyclopedia Ii - Phish - The Beginning
Phish was formed in 1983 at the University of Vermont by guitarists Trey Anastasio and Jeff Holdsworth, bassist Mike Gordon, and drummer ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pipe Organ: Encyclopedia Ii - Pipe Organ - Construction
The main elements of a pipe organ are the pipes, the console, and the blower which supplies the air to operate the instrument. Pipe orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Piano Concerto: Encyclopedia Ii - Piano Concerto - History
Concertos for the harpsichord were written throughout the Baroque era, notably by Johann Sebastian Bach (see list of compositions by Joha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Overture: Encyclopedia Ii - Overture - History
Overture - 17th century. The notion of an overture has no existence until the 17th century. The toccata at the beginning of Monteverdi'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oboe: Encyclopedia Ii - Oboe - The Instrument
It is more difficult to play and produce a good tone on the oboe compared to woodwind instruments such as the flute or clarinet. Beginner...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Songs Containing Overt Reference To Real Musicians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Songs Containing Overt Reference To Real Musicians - List
Entries are listed with the following syntax: "Song Title" by musical artist(s) most associated with song references musicians and/or ban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Compositions Of Johann Sebastian Bach: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Compositions Of Johann Sebastian Bach - Works For Organ
List of compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach - Trio sonatas for organ 525–530. BWV 525 — Trio sonata in E Flat Major BWV 526 — ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Music - Form Of The Mass
Generally, for a composition to be a full Mass, it must contain the following six sections, which together constitute the "Ordinary" of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Max Reger: Encyclopedia Ii - Max Reger - Some Reger Works
Max Reger - Chamber Works. Violin sonatas Without piano Four violin solo sonatas in opus 42 Seven violin solo sonatas in opus 91 W...   » Read the article