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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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@FilmBuzz The composer of the soundtrack for Silent Running was Peter Schickele, better known as the "discoverer" of P.D.Q. Bach.
RickWolff (Rick Wolff) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:48:20 -0000
@FilmBuzz The composer of the soundtrack for Silent Running was Peter Schickele, better known as the "discoverer" of P.D.Q. Bach.
P.D.Q. Bach - "A Consort of Christmas Carols" (kazoos!) #ChristmasSongs
mahlersoboes (Tim Singer) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:13:04 -0000
P.D.Q. Bach - "A Consort of Christmas Carols" (kazoos!) #ChristmasSongs
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1apis (lapis) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:50:02 -0000
youtubeで久しぶりにP.D.Q.BACHを調べたら、なんだか件数が随分増えていた。全曲ではないのが残念だけど"A Little Nightmare Music"がUpされていたのにちょっと感動。
The Christmas Carols of P.D.Q. Bach: http://tinyurl.com/y9gjgto (I sang on Saturday, when I wasn't otherwise occupied laughing hysterically)
stebert (stebert) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:10:52 -0000
The Christmas Carols of P.D.Q. Bach: http://tinyurl.com/y9gjgto (I sang on Saturday, when I wasn't otherwise occupied laughing hysterically)
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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