Bach

_Air with thirty variations for harpsichord with two manuals (209)._ From the Clavierübung. The theme is in the bass. The work was composed for his clever pupil, J. T. Goldberg,...

Bach as “Familien-Vater”--As a choirmaster--His eagerness to learn all that was new and of value in music--He finds time to conduct public concerts--His self-criticism--Bach was...

The position and duties of the Cantor of St Thomas’ School at Leipsic--The condition of the school in 1722--Kuhnau’s death--Competition and election of two cantors in succession...

The Bachs of Thuringia--Veit Bach, the ancestor of John Sebastian--His sons and descendants--A breach of promise of marriage--J. Christoph Bach of Arnstadt--His cantata “Es erho...

The prevailing characteristics in Bach’s compositions are intense earnestness of purpose, and, in his church music, a deep religious feeling, too deep for the ordinary everyday...

It was Luther’s chief intention to make the congregation take more part in the service of the Church than they had formerly done. The first thing therefore was to diminish or ab...

Bach’s attitude towards art--His birth--Death of his father--Removal to Ohrdruf--Performances in the Ohrdruf choir--Removal to Lüneburg--His industry as a boy--Expeditions to Ha...

The _Wohltemperirte Clavier_ was gradually compiled and formed into a complete work in two parts. The first part was completed at Cöthen in 1722, and entitled “The well tempered...

Bach becomes capellmeister to the Duke of Cöthen--His Weimar pupils--His new duties--Death of his wife--Journey to Hamburg--He competes for an organistship there--The post is so...

There were two organs in the Thomas Church, the larger of which dated from 1525. In 1721 it was enlarged by Scheibe, a builder of whom Bach had a very good opinion. In 1730 it w...

Bach obtains a title from the Saxon Court--Plays the organ at Dresden--Attacked by Scheibe--Mizler founds a musical society--Further disputes--Bach’s successor chosen during his...

Home life at Leipsic--Personal details--Music in the family circle--Bach’s intolerance of incompetence--He throws his wig at Görner--His preference for the clavichord--Bach as a...

Bach never wrote an oratorio in the sense of a sacred dramatic work to be performed on a stage without action. We have shown that the Passion settings are a portion of the Luthe...

Bach stood godfather to Walther’s eldest son, and a friendly rivalry in composition arose between them. Later on, however, some unfortunate disagreement seems to have arisen bet...

Bach’s salary--He borrows a cart from the Consistory for his furniture--The agreement is made verbally--Bach’s first marriage--His duties at St Blasius--The festival composition...

At Weimar Bach had devoted a considerable part of his energies to the clavier, as his official duties demanded. The harpsichord, being deficient in expression and in duration of...

Bach as “Familien-Vater”--As a choirmaster--His eagerness to learn all that was new and of value in music--He finds time to conduct public concerts--His self-criticism--Bach was...

Home life at Leipsic--Personal details--Music in the family circle-- Bach’s intolerance of incompetence--He throws his wig at Görner--His preference for the clavichord--Bach as...

The position and duties of the Cantor of St Thomas’ School at Leipsic--The condition of the school in 1722--Kuhnau’s death-- Competition and election of two cantors in successio...

The Bachs of Thuringia--Veit Bach, the ancestor of John Sebastian--His sons and descendants--A breach of promise of marriage--J. Christoph Bach of Arnstadt--His cantata “Es erho...

Bach’s salary--He borrows a cart from the Consistory for his furniture--The agreement is made verbally--Bach’s first marriage--His duties at St Blasius--The festival composition...

Bach obtains a title from the Saxon Court--Plays the organ at Dresden-- Attacked by Scheibe--Mizler founds a musical society--Further disputes--Bach’s successor chosen during hi...

Bach’s attitude towards art--His birth--The death of his father--Moves to Ohrdruf--Performances in the Ohrdruf choir--Removal to Lüneburg--His industry as a boy--Expeditions to...

Bach becomes capellmeister to the Duke of Cöthen--His Weimar pupils--His new duties--Death of his wife--Journey to Hamburg--He competes for an organistship there--The post is so...