MUSIC 308A Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Ritornello, Brandenburg Concertos, Ripieno
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Never wrote operas, but incorporated opera techniques into passions and cantatas. Where bach worked as a young adult. Got job by talent as an organist. Got into altercations with students, sometimes older than he was. Criticized for writing chorale preludes instead of improvising-- too complex for. Walked from arnstadt to lubeck to hear a performer (230 mi) Requested month leave to see concert, ended up staying for four months. Learned about virtuosic conventions of organ playing. Emphasis on dancing with the pedals the congregation. Theme of fugue called subject, then answer starts on different pitch. Ritornello form-- draws from italian chamber music. Responsibility of providing music to two churches: st. thomas and st. nicholas. Nun komm, de heiden heiland (1724), congregation involved in worshipping (they sing)
