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)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 -- 1750) was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist of the Baroque period. He enriched many e...
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 -- 1750) was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist of the Baroque period. He enriched many 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 Mass in B minor, the The Well-Tempered Clavier, his cantatas, chorales, partitas, Passions, and organ works. His music is revered for its intellectual depth, technical command, and artistic beauty.
"Amore Traditore" ("Treacherous Love" BWV 203), is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in Weimar between 1718 and 1723. Bach composed this cantata in Weimar between 1718 and 1723 for an unknown occasion. Its librettist and first performance is also unknown. Unusually for Bach, the text is Italian; only one other cantata (BWV 209) has Italian text.
It is based on the Italian solo cantata tradition and is in three movements for singer and keyboard (and possibly cello or viola da gamba). This, the final aria is a da capo aria, with three lines of counterpoint and a complex keyboard part.
Although originally composed for bass voice and continuo, I created this arrangement for Cello and Concert (Pedal) Harp.