Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German
composer and musician of the Baroque period. He
enriched established German styles through his skill in
counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and
the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from
abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's
compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the
Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions,
and over three hundred cantatas of which around two
hundred survive. His music is...(+)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German
composer and musician of the Baroque period. He
enriched established German styles through his skill in
counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and
the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from
abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's
compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the
Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions,
and over three hundred cantatas of which around two
hundred survive. His music is revered for its technical
command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.
Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected
during his lifetime, although he was not widely
recognised as a great composer until a revival of
interest in and performances of his music in the first
half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded
as one of the greatest composers of all time.
The Suite in Bb Major (BWV 821), is a 5 movement Suite
published in the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (BGA) as
Bach's but banished to a supplementary volume of the
New Bach Edition (NBA) containing works of uncertain
authorship. On a stylistic basis this little suite is
no less plausibly Bach's than the others considered in
this reference. It has the misfortune of being
preserved only in a copy of uncertain provenance that
found its way into the Kellner miscellany (P 804).
Several of the "Neumeister" chorales attributed to J.
S. Bach show parallels with the last movement, and
other details also suggest Bach: the first half of the
Allemande swerves toward the Neapolitan (m. 8) in a
manner reminiscent of the untitled dance in BWV 822,
and there are melodic formulas common in Bach's early
pieces. The overall form (three dance movements framed
by a prelude and an "echo") resembles that of BWV
833.
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