Chorale

As soon as he arrived, Bach had the position of court organist and was also a member of the orchestra. He mostly focused on the organ for the first few years of his post.in 1713, he had the opportunity to follow Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow’s position at the Liebfrauenkirche, Halle; but his salary was raised so that he could remain where he was. In 1714, he became the concert master which required him to compose one cantata per month. Bach befriended a relative named Johann Gottfried Walther who was

Loss, failure, and death carry the same idea of attestation to life. The interpretation of grief is dependent on the context for the living, while the symbol of loss reinforces the idea of its universality. As mentioned in the beginning, lament is a response to loss, however the genre of lament is highly dependent on the social and political standing of the place and period the nocturnes were composed. Since the nocturnes were most likely composed in France and seem to evoke a close connection to

BHS Tenure My tenure at Buford High School is based on discovering what my true priorities are. Family, friends, education are very essential priorities to me. One major lesson I learned was how to effectively balance outside athletics, academics and social relationships. My family has always been there to encourage me to grow in my knowledge and character during this very crucial time of my life. Through the most difficult times, my grandparents encouraged me to stay positive and mature. My parents

high GPA, and the ten point booster would relieve tremendous amounts of stress for when midterms roll around, Throughout all my years of High School junior year has been the most stressful, I’m in a lot of extracurricular activites such as varsity chorale, Theater Arts ,and Softball ; yet I still strive to do my best in all my classes. I believe I am a hard worker and the ten point increase would help motivate me to keep working to reach my goals.Last year I

Composer Report: Bach Jalen Beasley Georgia Military College Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany in 1685 . Bach came from a generational family with many musical talents, for at least

JS Bach was born to parents Elisabeth Lammerhirt Ambrosius and Johann Ambrosius Bach. He began his schooling career between 1692 and 1693 and still managed to succeed despite his regular absence. Little is known about his musical education at this time, although it is said that he may have picked up how to play strings from his father. Both of Bach’s parents were dead by 1695, resulting in Bach being looked after by Johann Christoph, his eldest brother, who was also responsible for giving Johann

because it added interest in dramas and music and it created interest is homophonic texture. Cantata was another important Baroque style. Cantata extended solo or choral work. It was created for Lutheran worship service. Cantatas include harmonized chorales, polyphonic choruses, arias, recitatives, solo ensembles, and instrumental accompaniment. Oratorio is dramatic work for chorus, solo voices, and orchestra. It is similar to cantata except it is longer and to a larger scale. Most were based on biblical

For this semester’s Patron of the Arts assignment, I listened to the North Suburban Wind Ensemble’s performance at the Chicagoland Invitational Concert Band Festival. At CICBF, the tone of the environment was fairly professional. There were many hard working young musicians there, unlike the Woodstock students, that valued the music being performed. The band performed Four Scottish Dances composed by Malcolm Arnold, Symphony No. 3 Slavyanskaya composed by Boris Kozhevnikov, and Symphonie Fantastique

Baroque Dates: (1600-1750)   1. What does “musical style” mean? Different types of musical compositions developed throughout different eras 2. What was going historically during this era?  What was life like? New ideas and art was being introduced everywhere. It was a time of personal expression and drama. There was controversy between Catholics and Protestants which caused long periods of religious war. It was also a time of scientific research and astronomical studies. 3. Was did

Johann Pachelbel was born sometime in the mid 1600s, no one knows the exact date he was born but from data gathered it is well believed he was born sometime in late August considering he was baptized on September 1, 1653. His family was mostly middle-class and would remain so; he would receive music training at an early age from many composers and organist. His music is known for its lucid style of melody and a constant flow of harmony. Eventually his works spread to the surrounding area soon leading