Johann Sebastian Bach (21 mars 1685 - 28 juillet 1750), en français Jean-Sébastien Bach, est un compositeur, claveciniste, violoniste et organiste allemand.
Compositeur de l'époque baroque dont il symbolise et personnifie l'apogée, il eut une influence majeure et durable dans le développement de la musique occidentale ; de grands compositeurs, tels que Mozart et Beethoven, reconnurent en lui un maître du contrepoint insurpassable.
Il fut un musicien complet qui maîtrisait la facture des instruments tout autant que la technique instrumentale, la composition comme l'improvisation, la pédagogie comme la gestion d'une institution musicale.
Localement connu de son vivant comme organiste et improvisateur, sa musique fut toutefois vite oubliée après son décès, car passée de mode ; son ?uvre, à de rares exceptions près, manuscrite et jamais publiée, dispersée et en partie perdue, fut redécouverte et étudiée par les romantiques. (Rétracter)...(Lire la suite)
The Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001?1006) are a set of six works composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. They consist of three sonatas da ch...
The Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001?1006) are a set of six works composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. They consist of three sonatas da chiesa, in four movements, and three partitas, in dance-form movements.
The set was completed by 1720, but was only published in 1802 by Nicolaus Simrock in Bonn. Even after publication, it was largely ignored until the celebrated violinist Josef Joachim started performing these works. Today, Bach's Sonatas and Partitas are an essential part of the violin repertoire, and they are frequently performed and recorded.
Please note that I took creative license with this piece and as such, it may not appeal to all listeners (musically, spiritually or emotionally). I do not intend to offend anyone so I will apologize up front to the purists.
I created this romantic fugue ("Fugue Romantique") by adapting the solo and continuo parts from the fugue from the Sonata No. 1 in G minor, for solo Concert (Pedal) Harp.