MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Brandenburg Concertos, Concerto Grosso
17 Apr 2016
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Johann sebastian bach (1685-1750): epigone at the end of an era. Bach was prepared for the musical profession by his older brother, who was an organist. (cid:149) eventually known as a virtuoso organist himself, j. s. Genre = concerto grosso, since the work requires three soloists flute, violin & harpsichord plus the orchestral accompaniment. First movement: allegro [required for exam #1] http://youtu. be/49ioknhx0sk. Form of 1st movement = ritornello form (details provided on page 129 of the textbook). [note that the third and final movement is also in ritornello form. ] 2 (cid:149) it was also during his time working for the prince of anhalt-c then that bach composed one of his most famous collections of keyboard pieces: the well-tempered clavier. Well-tempered clavier (german: das wohltemperierte klavier), bwv 846 893, is a collection of solo keyboard music. He first gave the title to a book of preludes and fugues in all.
