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Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced ) (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) 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 genre 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. Many people consider him to be the greatest Baroque composer, and one of the greatest composers of all time. He was one of the leading figures, along with the likes of George Frideric Handel, in the transition from baroque to Classical music.
Revered for their intellectual depth, technical command and artistic beauty, J.S. Bach's works include the Brandenburg concertos, the keyboard suites and partitas, the Mass in B Minor, the St. Matthew Passion, The Musical Offering, The Art of Fugue and a large number of cantatas, of which about 220 survive. An example of some of these stylistic traits appears below, in the chorus Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe from the Christmas Oratorio, written in 1734 during his mature period.
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Great stuff! RT @deanmeistr: Peter Schickle (P.D.Q. Bach) narrates older animated version of Where the Wild Things Are http://bit.ly/17xi9Y
DeanLand (Dean Landsman) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:32:23 -0000
Great stuff! RT @deanmeistr: Peter Schickle (P.D.Q. Bach) narrates older animated version of Where the Wild Things Are http://bit.ly/17xi9Y
Peter Schickle (P.D.Q. Bach) narrates an older animated version of "Where the Wild Things Are" http://bit.ly/17xi9Y
deanmeistr (Dean Meyers) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:35:16 -0000
Peter Schickle (P.D.Q. Bach) narrates an older animated version of "Where the Wild Things Are" http://bit.ly/17xi9Y
I do so love P.D.Q. Bach...good ol' Professor Schickele! http://bit.ly/FcZAt
kimwylie0523 (Kim Wylie) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:01:09 -0000
I do so love P.D.Q. Bach...good ol' Professor Schickele! http://bit.ly/FcZAt
Just heard on gabfest that Where The Wild Things Are is an audio book that is 6 minutes long, narrated by P.D.Q. Bach.
artsworker (Bob McCarthy) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:16:32 -0000
Just heard on gabfest that Where The Wild Things Are is an audio book that is 6 minutes long, narrated by P.D.Q. Bach.
Getting ready for concert. P.D.Q. Bach in T-2 hours.
VirtualSprite (VirtualSprite) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:04:12 -0000
Getting ready for concert. P.D.Q. Bach in T-2 hours.
Itzhak Perlman playing P.D. Q. Bach: http://bit.ly/3VA559
singingly (Hsin-ying Li) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:25:00 -0000
Itzhak Perlman playing P.D. Q. Bach: http://bit.ly/3VA559
P.D.Q. Bach Bio - Official site of JSB's (possibly illegitimate or even counterfeit) twenty-first of his twenty children. Biography of one named the most dangerous musician since Nero, purchase information (caveat emptor), concert and recording details, and links.
Bach, P. D. Q. (1807 - 1742), Germany - Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and link to biographical essay from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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P. D. Q. Bach - Wikipedia article with summary, biography, musicography, works, and internal references to related topics.
P.D.Q. Bach - Biographical information on the twenty-first of J. S. Bach's twenty children with illustrations, works, recordings, books, audio books, video cassettes, and summaries of reviews at Presser.
PDQ Bach Memorial Library at the University of Southern North Bondi in Sydney - References and resources dedicated to the fictitious composer and his flesh-and-blood alter ego Peter Schickele.
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PDQ Bach Tidbits - Page designed for a middle school includes explanation of some of the humor and annotated links.
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