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===Other works===
===Other works===
*{{NoCo|Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248}} ''Choral parts only''.
*{{NoCo|Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248}} ''Choral parts only''.
*{{NoCo|Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226}}
*{{NoCo|Freut euch und jubiliert|Freut euch und jubiliert, BWV 243a}}
*{{NoCo|Freut euch und jubiliert|Freut euch und jubiliert, BWV 243a}}
*{{NoCo|Fürchte dich nicht (BWV 228)}}
*{{NoCo|Gelobet sei der Herr}}
*{{NoCo|Gelobet sei der Herr}}
*{{NoCo|Gloria in excelsis Deo|Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 243a, #c}}
*{{NoCo|Gloria in excelsis Deo|Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 243a, #c}}
*{{NoCo|Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot}}
*{{NoCo|Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot}}
*{{NoCo|Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn}}
*{{NoCo|Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn}}
*{{NoCo|Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469}}
*{{NoCo|Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227}} ''complete''
*{{NoCo|Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein, BWV 470}}
*{{NoCo|Jesus, unser Trost und Leben, BWV 475}}
*{{NoCo|Jesus meine Zuversicht}}
*{{NoCo|Jesus meine Zuversicht}}
*{{NoCo|Komm, Gott Schöpfer}}
*{{NoCo|Komm, Gott Schöpfer}}
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*{{NoCo|Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren}}
*{{NoCo|Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren}}
*{{NoCo|Singen wir aus Herzensgrund}}
*{{NoCo|Singen wir aus Herzensgrund}}
*{{NoCo|Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225}}‎
*{{NoCo|Sollt ich meinem Gott nicht singen}}
*{{NoCo|Sollt ich meinem Gott nicht singen}}
*{{NoCo|St John Passion, BWV 245}} ''Choral parts only''.
*{{NoCo|St John Passion, BWV 245}} ''Choral parts only''.

Revision as of 03:16, 16 December 2016

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J.S. Bach as painted by Gottlieb Haussmann (circa 1747).

Life

Born: 21 March 1685

Died: 28 July 1750

Biography

Johann Sebastian Bach was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organization from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France.

While Bach's fame as an organist was great during his lifetime, he was not particularly well-known as a composer. His adherence to Baroque forms and contrapuntal style was considered "old-fashioned" by his contemporaries, especially late in his career when the musical fashion tended towards Rococo and later Classical styles. A revival of interest and performances of his music began early in the 19th century, and he is now widely considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.

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List of choral works

Cantatas (BWV1-BWV 224 and BWV 249)

Chorale Harmonizations (BWV 250-BWV 438)

Comparative Editions (Chorales with different harmonizations)

Other works

Editions with texts translated to other languages

Vocal Arrangements based on Bach's works

|Cantata 147]]

Misattributed works


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Recordings of interest

Bach: Cantatas for alto

  • Performer: Andreas Scholl, Marcel Ponseele, Markus Markl
  • Orchestra: Collegium Vocale Orchestra
  • Audio CD (October 12, 1999);1 Disc
  • Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.

External links