Bach J.S. Bach: Overview and Research Paper

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(Classical Net, 1) Because of his "overtly religious" compositions and his strict traditionalism, Bach is recognized as the father of Baroque. (Classical Net, 1)

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Blanning, T.C. (2008). The triumph of music: The rise of composers, musicians and their art. Harvard University Press.

Classical Net. (2010). Johann Sebastian Bach. Classical.net.

Online at http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/bachjs.php

Hanford, J. & Koster, J. (2010). Home Page. Jsbach.org.

Smith, T.A. (1996). The Canons and Fugures of J.S. Bach. Sojourn. Online at http://janus.ucc.nau.edu/tas3/bachindex.html

Towe, T.N. (2002). The Face of Bach. Nathan P. Johansen. Online at http://www.npj.com/thefaceofbach/09w624.html

Wikipedia. (2010). Johann Sebastian Bach. Wikimedia, Ltd. Inc.

Online at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach#CITEREFMendel1999

Personal Reflection on The Well Tempered Clavier:

The Well Tempered Clavier is an exhaustive songbook which stretches across two books intended for keyboard performance. The first of these books is often also referred to alone as The Well Tempered Clavier. For our purposes, discussion has been narrowed to consider "Fugue No. 1 in C Major.
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Among his most well-loved compositions, the stately piece is at first almost deceptive in its simplicity. As it proceeds though, it reveals a gorgeous flourish of layers. The notes produce a light fluttering effect that initially strikes the listener as proper and elegant, with notes spaced broadly apart. With each passing measure, another variation is added to what ultimately becomes a melange of overlapping major key arppegiated chords. This creates a multichromatic effect such that by its final thirty seconds, the two-minute piece has unassumingly built itself into the kind of well-heeled sentiment that might give background to a promenade......

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