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Tag: J.S. Bach

Fall 2022 Listening and Coloring Pages

October 3, 2022
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  I have purchased a set of Shades of Sound Listening & Coloring Book: Halloween for the studio. Each week, I will print out some of the pages for your student and put them in his/her notebook.  They are also available in your Parent/Student Portal.   After listening to the music on YouTube, the student may color the […]

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Even J. S. Bach Celebrated International Coffee Day!

September 29, 2022
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  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was also apparently a coffee enthusiast. So much so that he wrote a composition about the beverage. Although known mostly for his liturgical music, his Coffee Cantata (AKA Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211) is a rare example of a secular work by the composer. The short comic opera was written (circa […]

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A Piano Maestro Piece: Spring by Vivaldi

August 24, 2022
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  Vivaldi, one of the greatest baroque composers, has a very interesting story. He ran an orphanage in the 18th century in Italy that became famous all over the western world for its musically talented children. A lot of his pieces were written for specific children in his school. Vivaldi learned the violin from his […]

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How to Play using J.S. Bach’s Ornament Table

August 4, 2022
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The following ornament table is a transcription of the one appearing in the Clavier-Büchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, written by Johann Sebastian Bach for the keyboard instruction of his eldest son. A scan of the original manuscript appears at Dave’s J.S. Bach Page. The German title translates as “Explanation of various signs, showing how to […]

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C.P.E. Bach: Solfeggietto ~ Daily Listening Assignments

July 11, 2022
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    Solfeggietto is a short solo keyboard piece in c minor composed in 1766 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was a German composer and the son of J.S. Bach. “Solfeggietto” is an Italian word meaning “little study” or exercise. The work is unusual for a keyboard piece in that the […]

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Happy Birthday, J. S. Bach!

March 21, 2022
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  1685 ~ Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer birthday (Old Style) Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in d minor was featured in the Walt Disney movie Fantasia and the new Fantasia 2000 Read quotes by and about Bach More information about Bach Grammy winner  

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