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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Eisenach, Germany (1685 – 1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685, Eisenach O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organisation from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France.
Revered for their intellectual depth and technical and artistic beauty, Bach’s works include the 6 Brandenburg concertos; the Goldberg Variations; the English Suites, French Suites, Partitas, and Well-Tempered Clavier; the Mass in B Minor; the St Matthew Passion; the St. John Passion; The Musical Offering; The Art of Fugue; the Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo; the Cello Suites; more than 200 surviving cantatas; and a similar number of organ works, including the celebrated Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
While Bach’s fame as an organist was great during his lifetime, he was not particularly well-known as a composer. His adherence to Baroque forms and contrapuntal style was considered “old-fashioned” by his contemporaries, especially late in his career when the musical fashion tended towards Rococo and later Classical styles. A revival of interest and performances of his music began early in the 19th century, and he is now widely considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.
Revered for their intellectual depth and technical and artistic beauty, Bach’s works include the 6 Brandenburg concertos; the Goldberg Variations; the English Suites, French Suites, Partitas, and Well-Tempered Clavier; the Mass in B Minor; the St Matthew Passion; the St. John Passion; The Musical Offering; The Art of Fugue; the Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo; the Cello Suites; more than 200 surviving cantatas; and a similar number of organ works, including the celebrated Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
While Bach’s fame as an organist was great during his lifetime, he was not particularly well-known as a composer. His adherence to Baroque forms and contrapuntal style was considered “old-fashioned” by his contemporaries, especially late in his career when the musical fashion tended towards Rococo and later Classical styles. A revival of interest and performances of his music began early in the 19th century, and he is now widely considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.
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Air on a G String
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Air on the G String
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
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Allegro
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Badinerie
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Aria
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Ave Maria
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Adagio
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Toccata in D minor
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Sheep May Safely Graze
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Andante
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Sarabande
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Courante
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Shoutbox
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Pobinr wrote:
Bach's the man. Head & shoulders above all the so called 'great' composers that followed & they knew it ! I'd like to see BWV 541, 544 & 582 in the list.
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vikben wrote:
Tour Denmark please!
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Emtay13 wrote:
Charts lack his better work, such as the Harpsichord Concertos or Brandenburg or fugues..
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Nisstyre56 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/NO+MORE+ON+TOUR+JOKES
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GiDaOne wrote:
The sheer number of shouts here just indicates how much of a legend this man was. It really is too bad that the lifespan of a human is as short as it is...
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clauslarsen wrote:
Ein Gigant !!!
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tronsuser wrote:
what a guy
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Babydaisy19 wrote:
Bitches Don't Know Bout My Fugues
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GalaxiaRetro wrote:
go be pretentious somewhere else irenicus
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filoksenia wrote:
Unbeschreiblich!
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Irenicus_ wrote:
You hate all the shitty "music" created and supported by the music industry like indie, alternative or metalcore? Then join Death to Fashion Music!
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oino7 wrote:
Who is this man?
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DarkRadu wrote:
Herr, Unser Herrscher! Zerkalo was amazing.
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girugammesh wrote:
Bach in Black
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Sonster wrote:
What's all this talk about Avenged Sevenfold and such?... Please, show this legend a little respect on his page and shoutbox :)
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iiseddie wrote:
tags "japanese, grunge, indie" lolol
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XbaranoseidouX wrote:
You can't even go on Bach's damn shoutbox without some talk of shredwankery and teenagers. [2]
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phantompabulum wrote:
Thank you for creating such wonderful keyboard music.
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sineau wrote:
"metal, ska, soul,..." WTF?
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arviiin wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Arvin+H.Kamal/This+Horrible+Creature%2C+Human%21
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