Johann Sebastian Bach
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- | '''Johann Sebastian Bach''' ([[21 March]] [[1685]] [[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]] – [[28 July]] [[1750]] [[Old Style and New Style dates|N.S.]]) was a prolific [[Germany|German]] [[composer]] and [[organ (music)|organist]] whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the [[Baroque music|Baroque]] period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust [[counterpoint|contrapuntal]] technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organisation from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France. | + | '''Johann Sebastian Bach''' (21 March 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a prolific [[German composer]] and [[organ (music)|organist]] whose [[sacred]] and [[secular]] works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the [[Baroque music|Baroque]] period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust [[counterpoint|contrapuntal]] technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organisation from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France. |
Revered for their intellectual depth and technical and artistic beauty, JS Bach's works include the ''[[Brandenburg concertos]]''; the ''[[Goldberg Variations]]''; the ''[[English Suites, BWV 806-811|English Suites]]'', ''[[French Suites, BWV 812-817|French Suites]]'', ''[[Partitas, BWV 825-830|Partitas]]'', and ''[[Well-Tempered Clavier]]''; the ''[[Mass in B Minor]]''; the ''[[Matthäuspassion|St Matthew Passion]]''; ''[[The Musical Offering]]''; ''[[The Art of Fugue]]''; the [[Sonatas and partitas for solo violin|Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo]]; the [[Cello Suites (Bach)|Cello Suites]]; more than 200 [[List of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach|cantatas]]; and a similar number of [[pipe organ|organ]] works. | Revered for their intellectual depth and technical and artistic beauty, JS Bach's works include the ''[[Brandenburg concertos]]''; the ''[[Goldberg Variations]]''; the ''[[English Suites, BWV 806-811|English Suites]]'', ''[[French Suites, BWV 812-817|French Suites]]'', ''[[Partitas, BWV 825-830|Partitas]]'', and ''[[Well-Tempered Clavier]]''; the ''[[Mass in B Minor]]''; the ''[[Matthäuspassion|St Matthew Passion]]''; ''[[The Musical Offering]]''; ''[[The Art of Fugue]]''; the [[Sonatas and partitas for solo violin|Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo]]; the [[Cello Suites (Bach)|Cello Suites]]; more than 200 [[List of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach|cantatas]]; and a similar number of [[pipe organ|organ]] works. | ||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Ich habe genug, BWV 82]] | ||
+ | *[[The Art of Fugue]] | ||
+ | *[[Sheep may safely graze]] | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organisation from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France.
Revered for their intellectual depth and technical and artistic beauty, JS Bach's works include the Brandenburg concertos; the Goldberg Variations; the English Suites, French Suites, Partitas, and Well-Tempered Clavier; the Mass in B Minor; the St Matthew Passion; The Musical Offering; The Art of Fugue; the Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo; the Cello Suites; more than 200 cantatas; and a similar number of organ works.
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