The Bach Choir

geometry, and astronomy as well as a trivium of grammar, rhetoric and logic. Johann Sebastian Bach quickly learned how to deal with diversity and change. Even at a young age he was suffering losses of family members as well as moving from place to place. A pattern that would unfortunately continue throughout his life. The trivium of liberal arts are the foundations for the upper division of the quadrivium, Bach Learned the trivium while attending school. Later on in life, he acquired and utilized and

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

middle class life. Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S.) was born March 21st 1685, in Eisenach,

The Musical Influence of Johann Sebastian Bach      Among the influential composers of baroque music, there have been few who have contributed so much in talent, creativity, and style as Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach was a German organist and composer of the baroque era. Bach was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Thuringia and died July 28,1750. Bach revealed his feelings and his insights in his pieces. Bach’s mastery of all the major forms of baroque music (except opera) resulted not only from

as Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach’s works broke numerous compositional limits of the time, and are of such a quality that they are still performed and enjoyed today, two hundred and sixty-three years after his death. In this paper, I will be writing about two main points: the life of Johann Sebastian Bach, and his legacy and lasting impact after his death. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in the town of Eisenach, which was the capital of Saxe-Eisenach , on March 21st, 1685. Bach was born into a musical

Jacob Zeller Professor Davidson History of Music 114:01 15 November 2012 Bach v. Handel When thinking of composers, whose works changed the world of music forever, many names may come to mind. Among those on that list, both Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel are figures whose effect on music has been felt worldwide. Born in the same year, these composers have much in common and many differences that illustrate their importance to their era and music as we see it today. Their individualism

Joseph Haydn, in full Franz Joseph Haydn (born March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Austria—died May 31, 1809, Vienna), wan an Austrian composer who was one of the most influential composers in aiding the development of the Classical style in music during the 18th century. He helped establish the forms and styles for the string quartet and the symphony. Haydn, from a young age, displayed unusually great musical gifts, and a cousin who was choirmaster in the nearby city of Hainburg offered to take him and train

Johanna Sebastian Bach was a composer of the Baroque era, the most celebrated member of a large family of northern German musicians. Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist, organist, and expert on organ building. Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Mass in B Minor, and numerous other masterpieces of church and instrumental

instruments such as the djembe, drum set, and the bongo. Even though I enjoyed the choir singing, my favorite part was when Kyle Ball and Ingrid Borja did their solos. From all the songs performed, one of my favorites was El Cumbanchero because the sound of the drums during the song. My reaction to the music was a bit overwhelming by choir. They did an amazing job but I feel that I enjoy music better without a big choir and with the use of more instruments. The part I enjoyed the most was when the two

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He was born on July 28th, 1750. Bach was born in Eisenach, in Germany, into a great musical family. His father Johann Ambrosius Bach was the director of the town musicians, and all of his uncles were professional musicians. It is believed that his father probably taught him to play the violin and harpsichord, and his brother Johann Christoph Bach taught him the clavichord and exposed him to much contemporary music. At