Fugue state

J.S Bach, who born in 1686 and died in 1750, was the first one who deals with contrapuntal counterpoint. Today, I’m going to talk about the 1st movement & second movement of Brandenburg Concerto No.2. Brandenburg Concertos were written by Bach, while he worked at Cothen. Baroque Concerto is a small group of soloists pitted against a larger group of players called tutti, which consists mainly the string instruments, with a harpsichord as a basso continuo. 1st movement of this concerto is in ritornello form whereas the 2nd movement is a modified fugue. I will be going to explain why the 2nd movement is not a normal fugue, but a modified fugue later when I start presenting the 2nd movement. 1st Movement 1st movement, which is in Allegro, opens with ritornello. It’s in simple duple meter, and F major key since there are no sharpened notes at 7th. If it’s a minor key, then it must have C#, the 7th note of D relative minor. Bar 1 ~ 8 is ritornello (ritornello 1), presenting motive A and B that…

People have a schema which is the sum of all of our thoughts and experiences. This alters how we observe things. Abnormal behavior can be the result of unfavorable schemas. In order to eliminate the abnormal behavior, the belief, schema, and cognitive mindset must be changed. Abnormal behavior can be caused by a particular perspective. For example, a feeling of hopelessness can lead to depression. In Dora’s case, let’s assume that a traumatic event occurred within her household, which is the…

Choral Performance Make-Up Project Composer-Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was a famous composer and organist. He was born on March-21-1685. He was born in Eisenach Germany and died at age 65 on July-28-1750 in Leipzig Germany. Johann was a father of over twenty children. He had seven with his first wife but four out of the seven died. Johann also had 13 more children with his second wife Anna Magdalena unfortunately only six made it to adulthood the others died at…

texture in music that comprises of two or more concurrent melodic lines. It became popular in music during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance (1400-1600). Polyphony was used in music in order to bring a certain splendor to the performance. However, during the Baroque period, Bach was famously known for his polyphonic pieces that were distinct and unique. The Baroque period supplemented polyphony music with aspects such as counterpoint, harmony, and notation. Bach dedicated much of his…

early 18th century,creating famous compositions like “Toccata and Fugue in D minor of his .”Some of his best-known compositions are the “Mass in B Minor”. August 1703 Bach was appointed organist and choirmaster at the church of St Boniface in Arnstadt with a good salary and relatively light duties. However, he came frequently into conflict with the church. In June 1708 Bach was appointed organist and court musician to Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar. Bach and Duke there date many of his best…

Luther’s Theory of Music,” Music & 0 0 0 Letters 94, no 4 (2013): 573-605 “‘Musica Est Optimum’: Martin Luther’s Theory of Music”, an article by J. Andreas Loewes begins by citing a volume written by Carl Schalk titled Luther on Music, which updated previous records on the subject written by Walter Buszin and Paul Nettl. Schalk claimed that their works “caused frustration because of a lack of documentation”, though there were other issues as well [maybe expand] (573). Schalk’s work…

The St Matthew Passion is a sacred song that was written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727. It has interspersed chorales and arias as it sets to music chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew (Leahy, 2011). It is a great masterpiece of classic gospel music of all time. Three different excerpts of the music are analyzed in this paper with a special focus on the form, texture, harmony, relationship between text and music, and the dramatic significance. The main purpose for writing the song was…

Early Days J.S Bach was born in Eisenach Germany on March 21, 1685. Bach was one of 8 children in the Bach family. His career was shaped by his families cultural and musical interests. As a child, he went to the local latin school. He also participated in the St.Georg choir and sung as a soprano. One of Bach's more recognizable musical inabilities as a child was that he was unable to play a keyboard instrument. After Bach's parents died in 1996 Bach moved to Ohdruf where he later learned the…

A Given Gift The only person who can stop you is yourself. Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederic Handel are two composers of the Baroque Period who have made contributions to classical music, whether it is secular or Christian. Bach and Handel have similar influences, different contribution, and communal affects. Although the lives of Bach and Handel are quite different, they are like two lost twin brothers. In 1685 Europe is blessed with the birth of both Bach and Handel. Germany is their…

Before Bach passed away in the eighteenth century, the audiences thought his music was old fashioned. Many of the musicians also thought his music were old fashioned because all of the younger composers in Baroque period wrote better songs than Bach. However, Mendelssohn’s performance of Bach’s piece, Liszt’s arrangement and performance of Bach’s piece, Bach’s innovative musical techniques, and influence on Vivaldi’s Italian style soon spread throughout Europe and to the world. Therefore, Bach…