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of Johann Sebastian Bach clearly represent the elements of inert expression while, at the same time, project a distinct sense of p...

work of "mystic" poet-composer Philip Nicolai (1556-1608), who composed both the words and music of the hymn of that name (Machlis...

endeavors, the first of which involved the organ (Baroque Music [1], 2006). He met Georg B?hm who was an organist, and also a stud...

Both Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Sebastian Bach are cited among the giants of Classical and Baroque music. This paper exami...

his era, as his compendium of work transverses boundaries, "fusing the three great national traditions of his time," which are "G...

(Machlis 242). A form of counterpoint is music that has a homophonic texture. This is when a single melody line accompanied by c...

Bach considered music to be "a harmonious euphony to the Glory of God" (Machlis, 1970,p. 288). His primary instrument was the org...

J.S. Bach, such as pulsating basses and galant-sounding melodic lines (Baxendale, 2001). This has caused one critic to assert that...

the strings.6 The tangents were inserted into the key levers at the lower end, and the top end was flattened for contact with the...

In seven pages the lives and musical styles of Ludwig van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach are contrasted and compared. Five s...

In five pages this research paper analyzes this hymn in terms of its Baroque style and uniquely Lutheran influential characteristi...

middle movement that generally has a fugal texture, is a typical beginning for this form (16). The dance forms that follow are no...

the creation of a contrapuntal web. Schulenberg (1992) states that the term "ricercar" can also refer to a type of improvised pre...

In seven pages English crime and punishment between the years 1550 and 1750 are examined in order to determine to what extent the ...

period saw one of the most important changes in all of music history-the "transition from the medieval church modes to major-minor...

for the era in which Bach had produced these variations (Smith, 1996). The Advent melody is represented in four canonic statement...

sense of awe and wonder at the complex beauty of the music. The classical music of Beethoven blends the varied textures of the o...

any legitimate claim upon the land, the New World was not uninhabited and European settlers necessarily had to contend with and ad...

be done in one cottage, the brushing of the wool to separate the fibers (carding of the wool) might be accomplished in another cot...

operating "mills, tanneries, blacksmith shops, forges, and other community services in connection with their plantation enterprise...

appointed to non-elected stations. Winthrop was certain that God had made a covenant with the settlers and that the world would b...

At the same time, there was a new found wealth to come through the newly erupting middle class ("The Baroque" 2003). It was a time...

The commission here was difficult, as the foundations of the former building and some of its elements had to be incorporated into ...

mans attention. After running in fear from Jezebel, the Lord attracted Elijahs attention by using an earthquake. (1 Kings 19:11,...

points and major events that are outlined by Maas as a central part of their own paper. In 1992, Gravano was the highest ranking ...

will lead to prosperity for all citizens, rich and poor. He coined his approach to free trade "laissez-faire," which is a French ...

a greater aesthetic value (Sandler, 2002). The role photography would play in society is immense. Photography would be used to r...

decades" than it does with the "Vivaldian string concertos" that were the contemporary trend when Bach penned his dedication to th...

2, 1714 (Whittaker 146). After examining the scriptural reading for this Sunday lesson, the first question that comes to mind is w...

demonstrated in collection of pieces, "The Well-Tempered Clavier." With this discovery, the stage was set for Baroque music to flo...