German composer, conductor, performer, and teacher, Max Reger (1863-1916) famously said: “Bach is the beginning and end of all music.” Bach’s influence can be found in all spheres of the ...
Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782) was a classical composer, the eleventh son of his more famous father, Johann Sebastian. The youngest of J. S. Bach's sons, Johann Christian was born in Leipzig, ...
I’ve been trying to convince metalgf for some time that modern metal (much of it, anyway) is an extension of classical music, and listening to Bach this morning drove that point home. Bach — even ...
CPE Bach was one of the first composers to produce an autobiography. Donald Macleod follows the composer's story, using Bach's own account as his guide.
Johann Sebastian Bach is considered one of the great composers of Western classical music. Now, researchers are trying to figure out why – by analysing his music with information theory.
It's not only Bach's most famous fugue, but also the most famous fugue by any composer, ever. Can you hear a theme or pattern (called an exposition in music) that travels around the organ 3’40 ...
You could call Busoni the first truly modern composer. He embodied a new ... transcribed enough of Bach’s keyboard music to fill multiple volumes. Busoni encouraged his students to transcribe ...
Early Music Vancouver will present Bach Ties the Knot, a captivating exploration of J.S. Bach’s wedding-related works on February 15, 2025 at 3pm, at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church.