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6 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), 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.
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May 19, 2024 · The Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book) BWV 599−644 is a set of 46 chorale preludes for organ — one of them is given in two versions — by Johann Sebastian Bach. All but three were written between 1708 and 1717 when Bach served as organist to the ducal court in Weimar ; the remainder and a short two-bar fragment came no earlier than 1726 ...
2 days ago · A youth orchestra performing. Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" can also be applied to non-Western art musics.
3 days ago · The introduction explores the rich musical life of Central Germany in Bach’s time. Music pervaded court, municipal, and church activities, requiring the composition, preparation, and performance of vast amounts of new music on a weekly—if not daily—basis. In his youth, Bach was surrounded by music and music-making.
May 1, 2024 · Jimmy Smith (born December 8, 1928, Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 8, 2005, Scottsdale, Arizona) was an American musician who integrated the electric organ into jazz, thereby inventing the soul-jazz idiom, which became popular in the 1950s and ’60s. Smith grew up outside of Philadelphia.
Apr 30, 2024 · Marcel Dupré (born May 3, 1886, Rouen, Fr.—died May 30, 1971, Paris) was the foremost French organ virtuoso of his time, famed for his ability to improvise and influential as a teacher. Dupré gave his first organ recital at age 10 and had his oratorio Le Songe de Jacob ( Jacob’s Dream) performed at 15.
