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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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

fugue (Machlis 295). However, as Malcolm Boyd points out, the Allegro assai "belongs" primarily to the trumpet (77). The main them...

used two themes, which were contrasted by the composer within a homophonic texture. In other words, the fugue depended on theme ...

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

provides a look at what the last days of these men may have been like. He wants to imagine, like most people, what really happened...

derived inspiration and instruction from them (Smith, 1996). According to Smith, the most significant feature of one of Bachs Inve...

or another Jonathan cannot deny that within himself that wants to fly higher and faster, more perfect than before. Eventually, t...

To understand why this is so important, one must understand that before the Baroque period, music mostly consisted of ballads...

the genius of Woolf. The womans thoughts, though they seem to be idle ramblings, are quite symbolic of Woolfes views on the direct...