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4 days ago · Organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach refers to the compositions in the seventh chapter of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, catalogue of Bach's compositions), [1] or, in the New Bach Edition, the compositions in Series IV.
May 14, 2024 · By Kyle Macdonald. From Bach mastery to the spellbinding brilliance of 20th-century French music, we pull out all the stops in this list of the all-time top 10 organ epics.
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.
5 days ago · It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" can also be applied to non-Western art musics. Classical music is often characterized by formality and complexity in its musical form and harmonic organization, particularly with the use of polyphony.
May 17, 2024 · As Pipe puts it: “ [The organ] is not just a hymn machine.”. Claire M Singer, an experimental electronic composer and performer, whose surname seemingly destines her for a music career, agrees ...
May 9, 2024 · Postromantic music. Max Reger (born March 19, 1873, Brand, Bavaria, Ger.—died May 11, 1916, Leipzig) was a German composer and teacher noted for his organ works, which use Baroque forms. He was one of the last composers to infuse life into 19th-century musical traditions. Reger studied at Weiden.
May 20, 2024 · Central chapters investigate the practical art of learning and playing the organ, introduce the complex area of performance practice, and outline the relationship between organ playing and the liturgy of the church. The final section explores the vast repertoire of organ music, focusing on a selection of the most important traditions.
