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3 days ago · In 1735 Bach started to prepare his first publication of organ music, which was printed as the third Clavier-Übung in 1739. From around that year he started to compile and compose the set of preludes and fugues for harpsichord that would become his second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
May 14, 2024 · If you like your organ music loud, crunchy and brilliant, French organist and composer Jehan Alain will make you very happy. His 1937 work Litanies begins with a short plainsong phrase before an explosion of harmonic punch colour, drawing on the full power of the instrument.
3 days ago · Dvořák took organ, piano, and violin lessons from his German-language teacher Antonín Liehmann. Liehmann also taught the young boy music theory and introduced him to the composers of the time; Dvořák had much regard for Liehmann despite his teacher's violent temper.
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May 16, 2024 · The focus of this article is the influence of Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) on Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) and specifically how that influence is manifest in Bach’s organ concerto transcriptions. We will explore Vivaldi’s concerto style and his L’estro armonico, opus 3.
3 days ago · Life and career. Appearance and character. Works, musical style, and innovations. Influence. References. Further reading. External links. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [a] [b] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period.
May 17, 2024 · 'OrganTok' pioneer Anna Lapwood. Any classical music obsessive will know Anna Lapwood – the 28-year-old Cambridge music director, Albert Hall Associate Artist, and organist doing things a bit...
May 17, 2024 · Franz Schubert, Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs (lieder) and chamber music. Among other works are Symphony No. 9 in C Major (The Great; 1828) and Symphony in B Minor (Unfinished; 1822).
