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5 days ago · See media help. The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a composition for organ by, according to the oldest sources, German composer Johann Sebastian Bach and is one of the most widely recognisable works in the organ repertoire. [1] Although the date of its origin is unknown, scholars have suggested between 1704 and the 1750s.
Apr 1, 2024 · Johann Pachelbel (baptized September 1, 1653, Nürnberg [Germany]—died March 3, 1706, Nürnberg) was a German composer known for his works for organ and one of the great organ masters of the generation before Johann Sebastian Bach. Pachelbel studied music at Altdorf and Regensburg and held posts as organist in Vienna, Stuttgart, and other cities.
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3 days ago · 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. Classical music is often characterized by formality and ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Jean-Philippe Rameau (baptized September 25, 1683, Dijon, France—died September 12, 1764, Paris) was a French composer of the late Baroque period, best known today for his harpsichord music, operas, and works in other theatrical genres but in his lifetime also famous as a music theorist. Rameau’s father, Jean, played the organ for 42 years ...
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Apr 17, 2024 · E. Power Biggs (born March 29, 1906, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, Eng.—died March 10, 1977, Boston, Mass., U.S.) was an English-born American organist who brought to many listeners their first acquaintance with the distinctive, incisive colours of the Baroque organ and with the monumental Baroque organ repertory. Biggs, after training at the ...
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Mar 31, 2024 · The Well-Tempered Clavier – The 48. Bach was not merely one of the greatest composing geniuses in history; he was also a devoted family man, and frequently wrote keyboard music as a teaching aid ...
Apr 8, 2024 · The Cambridge Companion to the Organ by Nicholas Thistlethwaite (Editor); Geoffrey Webber (Editor) J. S. Bach as Organist by George B. Stauffer (Editor); Ernest May (Editor) Mendelssohn and the Organ by Wm. A. Little. The Registration of Baroque Organ Music by Barbara Owen.
