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Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest
composers in Western musical history. More than 1,000 of his
compositions survive. Some examples are the Art of Fugue,
Brandenburg Concerti, the Goldberg Variations for
Harpsichord, the Mass in B-Minor, the motets, the Easter and
Christmas oratorios, Toccata in F Major, French Suite No 5,
Fugue in G Major, Fugue in G Minor ("The Great"), St.
Matthew ....
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.... at the age of
18 as a "lackey and violinist" in a court orchestra in
Weimar; soon after, he took the job of organist at a church
in Arnstadt. Here, as in later posts, his perfectionist
tendencies and high expectations of other musicians - for
example, the church choir - rubbed his colleagues the wrong
way, and he was embroiled in a number of hot disputes during
his short tenure. In 1707, at the age of 22, Bach became fed ....
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ADDITIONAL FEATURED ESSAYS
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741), Italian composer and violinist, was the most influential of his age. He was born Marc
Georg Fredrich Handel
"Handel is the greatest composer who ever lived. I would bare my head and kneel at his grave."
L.V
The Baroque Era
The Baroque period, 1600-1750, describes the style or period of European music at that time. The te
George Frederick Handel
was born on February 24, 1685 in Halle, Germany.
One of the greatest composers of the late baroque
The Classical Period
Getting it's name from art history, the classic period in music extends
from 1740 to 1810 and inclu
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