MUSIC-UA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Choirboy, Felix Mendelssohn, British Subject
26 Sep 2016
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Toccata is a piece of music that always is written for a clavier player, always virtuosic, and always sounds improvised. Make a new key your temporary home base. The easiest way to set up modulation is with sequence. Studied music with his brother (organist, student of pachelbel) At 15, became a choirboy, good violinist, exceptional clavier player- one of the best organists in germany. Germany was made up of independent city-states, with court musicians and composers for each court. Duke of weimar was bach"s 1st employer. Bach became angry one day and left and went to jail. Throughout his life, bach was employed by various churches and courts. He composed music of most styles and types: Secular- organ music, harpsichord music, suites, chamber music, solo and grosso concertos, sonatas. Cantata- a religious performance in a lutherian church. At age 38, until death (for 27 years)! Bach was employed in the city of leipzig, at st.
