Professor Bach's Illusions

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was unlike most other composers of his time. “He wrote music for the glory of God, and to satisfy his own burning curiosity, not for future fame.” During the 1700s, people knew him as a talented musician, not as a composer, as we do today. He never left his country to pursue bigger and better things. Bach was content as long as he could play music. Traditions were very important to him. He wanted to carry on the musical tradition of his family, and never opted to change the traditional ways of composing, as did most composers. Bach’s work is vast and unique.

The TED talk and the textbook had a lot of overlap of concepts. In the Ted Talk, Al Seckel mentions how visual illusions are not only cool to look at, however they bring us happiness. As he says here, “And it's

Bach’s complex compositional style incorporates religious and numerological symbols that fit perfectly together in a puzzle of musical code. Demanding unfaltering facility in dexterity, precise pitch, particularly in the multiple stoppings, as well as sensitivity to implied polyphonic and harmonic textures. These exceptional works may be the closest thing we have to a “perfect” composition, so why is it that musicians have drastically different alterations and interpretations of his works? It is as if quality, intensity, duration, and even pitch are subject to the performer’s adaptation. By mapping out these alterations performers make to Bach’s music, it becomes possible to map out their respective musical personalities.

The man in front of him has his head turned backwards to look at the man who has fallen behind him. These figures are vividly caught in their motion and differ from the basic consistency of the other figures.

Bach's "Organ Fugue G Minor" manages to sound both melancholy and lively at the same time. Although the texture of the piece is clearly Baroque in its construction, it has emotional depth that anticipates the Romantic period. The fugue is tuneful, partially because of its inventive repetition and expressive use of contrast. As in all fugues, one melody seems to repeat the other, in a kind of a musical dance. But the different voices are multifaceted and complex. The full range of the organ is represented and the textures of the music are complex.

When Bach was only nine years old, both of his parents died; thus, he moved with his brother and learned about music with him at Ohrdruf. Bach stayed with his brother until he decided to travel northern Germany on his own. Bach’s first job was as a musician at the court of Duke Johann Ernst in Weimar in 1703, had a wide variety of jobs there because of his versatile skills. Many of Bach’s early careers include moving from church to church composing or performing music for the mass, so he was soon recognized by nobles and aristocrats for his talent. The Duke Wilhelm Ernst in Weimar hired Bach, and Bach created some of his most famous works there, such as “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” and “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cothen hired Bach as well. With Leopold’s support, Bach wrote pieces for solo instruments, specifically for the violin. He also wrote keyboard practices to help his students learn techniques for playing

Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a family of musicians. It was only natural for him to pick up an instrument and excel in it. His father taught him how to play the violin and harpsichord at a very young age. All of Bach’s uncles were professional musicians, one of them; Johann Christoph Bach introduced him to the organ. Bach hit a turning point in his life when both of his parents died at the age of ten years old. Bach’s older brother Johann Christoph Bach took him in and immediately expanded his knowledge in the world of music. He taught him how to play the clavichord and exposed him to great composers at the time. At the age of fourteen, Bach and his good friend George Erdmann were awarded a choral scholarship to the prestigious

Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21st 1685. He is the son of Johann Ambrosius. For many years, members of the Bach family had held positions such as organists, town instrumentalists, or Cantors.

Before actually going into the analysis of the actual piece itself, background information would be helpful. The composition was written by Bach, and it is part of the sonatas and partitas for solo violin. For this example, Partita II in d minor, movement I, Allemanda, will be discussed. Allemanda, sometimes spelled allemande, derives from German and simply means “dance.” While there are various tempos used, this movement is usually fast, around 120 beats per minute.

Firstly, I would like to say that the story line of the book was very interesting and morally uplifting. Nevertheless, I thought the sentences were too short and the plots were too simple which somewhat weakened the literary themes. The story can be classified as both a fable and an allegory. It’s a fable because the author uses animals as characters and its immediate messages are very straight forward and short. In addition, it can also be classified solely as an allegory because the author, Richard Bach, uses his characters’ setting and plot to deliver a moral, a lesson and perhaps either consciously or subconsciously a commentary since he was a pilot. To achieve this, Bach uses extended metaphors, tackle the concept of flight, individuality,

When looking at illusions people have to understand how human’s brain work and analices information on the surroundings. As the book “ Discovering psychology” by Don andSandra Hockenbury points out, sensation and perception play and important role when it comes to identifying objects. Sensation is define as the way in which humans identify stimulus on their surroundings. For example, detecting odors and colors in nature. Moreover, perception describes the process by which brain analyzes and understand sensations. When watching the Ted Talk “Al Seckel says our brains are mis wired - powerful visual illusions” I selected the following the following illusions.

The message of Richard Bach’s Illusions is based on the concept that the things we interpret in the world as reality are actually illusions. This is made evident to one of the main characters, Richard, through his interactions with his newly found friend, Donald Shimoda. Donald Shimoda is a “messiah”, and he has gifts that he uses to help mankind. A quote that Richard reads is “Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you’re alive, it isn’t” (121). During the entire story, Don proves this quote to be true. Donald works to share his gifts and carry out his mission on earth.

Educators today try to establish an introduction to the great artistic accomplishments of history in children. As a society, we know that the written word can be an artistic form of infinite emotional power and intellectual value. Beethoven's music has inspired many writers, musicians, and scientists. When the Berlin Wall fell, his Symphony No. 9 was performed on the spot, as this was seen as the most appropriate response to one of the most important events in modern history. Three works of Bach were included on the "golden records" sent into the cosmos on the Voyager spacecraft, but his music is unknown to the vast majority of our children. Music is recognized as the value and importance of great music as one of mankind's greatest cultural

Optical illusions are images that are visually perceived differently than how they actually appear in reality. An illusions is caused by oneʼs visual sense or a misrepresented intellect. This “misrepresented intellect” occurs when mindʼs imagination or inexperiences causes the illusion. For an example the inner circle may seem smaller than the outside circles because the brain enhances the difference balls to differentiate the objects. It is interesting how the mind works in way that may seem to make sense but in reality it sometimes tricks its own self. Our perception is influenced by the presence of light, past experiences, imaginations, and associations.

The troublesome part to clarify is the manner by which Bach created the Toccata’s compelling organ effect. At the point when Bach was in Arnstadt when he was young, the organ commonly did not have a 16-foot register on the keyboard; thus, it sounds an octave lower than the typical 8-foot register. Accordingly, keeping in mind the end goal to make the impact, Bach utilized octave multiplying; thus, he proceeded with the resonating impact of the opening bars; on the other hand, there is no octave multiplying in any of Bach’s later organ works; in addition, the fugue sounds irate with its continuous arrangement of quick notes. Likewise, Bach felt humiliated about his unrefined style, and he set the work aside; thus, Bach lost a ton of his other early organ work totally.