Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Werde munter, mein Gemüte

Bach, Johann Sebastian Allemagne Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced [joˈhan/ˈjoːhan seˈbastjan ˈbax]) (31 March 1685 [O.S. 21 March] – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir,...

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İstanbul enchanted by classical music this week

On Tuesday Nov.17, Yuri Bashmet and his chamber ensemble, Moscow Soloists performed for İş Sanat’s second concert of the season, and there, the viola had its 15 minutes of fame. In the classical concert of the following day,...

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Pachelbel, Johann : Canon (arr. in C & Fugue in D)

Pachelbel, Johann Allemagne Johann Pachelbel (IPA: [paˈxɛlbəl]) (baptized September 1, 1653 – March 3, 1706) was an acclaimed Baroque composer, organist and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He...

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Stop Picking on Fat People

Throughout history the rotund have made the world go 'round. On one side are those who honestly believe that we cannot repair our imperiled health-care system without addressing the enormous strains placed on that system by the...

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The magic of Elgar

Telegraph View: How many music lovers would remain unmoved by the sound of Edward Elgar's trombone, which will be played in London next week? When Edward Elgar had a go at playing the trombone in 1900, what with wrong notes and...

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Putting Music in your Wedding: Classic Wedding Songs

According to www2.stetson.edu a song becomes a classic when it is instantly recognized by a large number of people. Secondly, it should evoke a universal idea, a distinct mood or an event. Lastly, it must exemplify and belong...

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Denver needs volunteers to ring in holidays

By Annette Espinoza The Denver Post Every holiday season since 1979, Robert Gift has plinked out Christmas and Hanukkah songs on the wooden keyboard that controls huge bells in the tower of Denver's City and County Building....

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Still the 200th Anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn’s Birth

By Rostislav Suchin and Rosemarie Fruehauf Epoch Times Staff Nov 18, 2009 This is the last month to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Living a charmed life, as his name predicted...

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Carsten Schmidt to perform Bach's 'Clavieruebung'

Jam you into the pigeonhole labeled "irrelevant?" If you're Johann Sebastian Bach, you fight back and produce something that will knock your contemporaries' socks off. His four-volume "Clavieruebung," or literally, "keyboard...

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A Classical Christmas

One of the greatest pleasures of the holiday season is the opportunity to see and hear a wide variety of Christmas music performed by favorite artists. A Pair of Nutcrackers and Three Irish Tenors On Saturday, November 28 at...

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