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A Study of the Texts of J.S. Bach's Motets
Tad Inoue of Japan provides an English version of a research paper dealing with the source material and characteristics of the lyrics with an evaluation of these writings.
http://member.nifty.ne.jp/dikaios/English/papers/B-Motets.htm
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Acoustic Illusions: Endlessly Rising Canon
Stefan Scheller demonstrates the illusion of the Shepard Effect using Bach's Canon per Tonus. Includes links, credits, theoretical discussion, and illustration using M. C. Escher.
http://www.uni-bonn.de/~uzs083/akustik.html
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Bach Acoustics, Numerology and Tuning
Explores how the composer encoded gematria and other number patterns into his music, following the documented treatises of his predecessor Werckmeister. Examination of how he may have tuned his harpsichord.
http://mitglied.lycos.de/Herbert_Anton_Kellne/
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Bach Bibliography
A comprehensive, searchable catalogue of books, articles, theses, papers and facsimile editions on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
http://www.music.qub.ac.uk/~tomita/bachbib/
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Bach Central Station
A large directory of J.S. Bach resources on the internet.
http://www.jsbach.net/bcs/
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Bach Plucked
The composer's string music, especially lute and guitar, with specialized articles and links to internet resources .
http://www.bachplucked.com/
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Bach's Leipzig in pictures, 1725-1750
Contemporary prints of Bach's Leipzig showing familiar scenes and some lesser-known facets of Leipzig city life, institutions and facilities. Of unusual interest is the city's piped fresh water supply.
http://www.baroquemusic.org/bachleipzig.html
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Bach's Life in Pictures
Color illustrations with captions and music samples documenting the major periods in Bach's life.
http://www.baroquemusic.org/bachillustrated.html
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Bach's Method of Transcription
Study of his compositional ideas using the clavier transcription (BWV 964) of the A minor Sonata for solo violin (BWV 1003). Includes musical notation to illustrate the author's points.
http://www.delmar.edu/music/bachtran.html
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Bach's Notation of Tempo and Early-Music Performance: Some Reconsiderations
Revisitation of the ongoing debate among factions of early music artists attempts to ascertain the more "historically correct" time signature for the composer's works. Includes endnotes, chart, and links.
http://homepages.kdsi.net/~sherman/bachtempo.htm
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Bach's organ works complete BWV listing
Complete BWV listing of Bach's Organ Works with links to CD recordings on Silbermann Organs from the Baroque Music Club.
http://www.baroquecds.com/organtable.html
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Bach, Johann Sebastian
Musical biography with early influences, summaries of instrumental talents, professional positions, and compositions, historical significance, and partial list of works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=589
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750), Germany
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/bach1750.html
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
A Naxos site with a brief biography of Bach, a summary of his compositions, and general Naxos catalog listing.
http://web02.hnh.com/composer/btm.asp?fullname=Bach,%20Johann%20Sebastian
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Bach, Mozart, and the Musical Midwife
Speculation preceding examination of known facts about Amadeus transcribing music by Sebastian. Includes looks at other related composers and certain theoretical studies.
http://schillerinstitute.org/music/m_rasmus_801.html
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Bach-Archiv Leipzig
"Our purpose is to collect and examine literary and documentary material about the life, work and history of Johann Sebastian Bach and his family - and to present his work to the public through exhibitions, lectures, guided tours and publications." S
http://www.bach-leipzig.de/webnew/index4.html
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BACHorgan.com
Dedicated to building a community of those who love the Bach's pipe organ music. Includes biography, workshops, tributes, organ schools and purchase information, clip art, jokes, sheet music, recording and book sales, and links.
http://www.bachorgan.com
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Biography of J.S. Bach
Brief sketch of his life, focusing on his rapidity of composition and technical skills both in playing and maintaining various instruments.
http://users.tellurian.net/tom/jsbach/index.htm
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Bist Du bei Mir: BWV 508
An essay on the controversy over authorship of the religious song Be Thou with Me. Janet I. Wasserman argues that it originates with Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel and was later adapted by Bach.
http://classicalmus.hispeed.com/articles/bach1.html
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Classic Cat
Directory of free Bach mp3s made available by the performing artists.
http://www.classiccat.net/bach_js/index.htm
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Classical Music Archives: J.S.Bach
Over 1500 complete compositions in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Includes two biographies, time line, download and playing instructions, and links to artist pages.
http://www.classicalarchives.com/bach.html
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Dave's J.S. Bach Works Catalog
Complete works catalog, directory of internet resources, recommended recordings, MIDI and RealAudio files, images, icons, links, and a monthly quiz and CD giveaway.
http://www.jsbach.net/catalog/index.html
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Dorset Bach Cantata Club
Information for amateur singers and orchestral players wishing to join a long-established choir & orchestra for weekend study and performance of Bach cantatas and related works.
http://uk.geocities.com/dbcclub/index.html
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Early Music Myths
Paul Baker of Diabolus in Musica uses the music of Bach to illustrate perceived problems and solutions to various performance issues, including choir size and instrument choice.
http://www.diabolus.org/myths/myths.htm
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Emmanuel Music
Founded in 1970 by Craig Smith to perform the complete cycle of over 200 sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach in the liturgical setting for which they were intended. Includes extensive translations and program notes.
http://www.emmanuelmusic.org
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Exeter Bach Society
News of Bach concerts in the Cathedral which support its Music Foundation Trust. Includes contact and membership information and an events diary.
http://members.aol.com/exbach/
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Glory to God Alone: The Life of J.S. Bach
Glory to God Alone: The Life of J.S. Bach is a video documentary. Filmed on location in Germany, it features Bach scholars Christoph Wolff, Robin Leaver and guitar virtuoso Christopher Parkening.
http://www.elca.org/co/mosaic/winter02.html
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Grave of Johann Sebastian Bach
Find a Grave details the burial, reburial, and subsequent moving of the composer's remains to Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany with portrait of composer and photographs of grave plate and church exterior.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4237
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J. S. Bach Texts
Complete vocal works with English translations. Limited permission to copy in programs and program notes.
http://www.uvm.edu/~classics/faculty/bach/
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J. S. Bach: Canons and Fugues
Tim Smith's studies of the composer's life and music, concentrating on the contrapuntal music.
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/bachindex.html
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J. S. Bach: His Predecessors
Gives overview of his influences, including the German and Italian keyboard schools, French polyphony and organ music, as well as mathematics.
http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/articles/bachjs/predcssr.html
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J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Brief chronology, partial list of works with MIDI audio for selected BMV numbers, gallery, and contact information.
http://chuchristine.tripod.com/
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J.S. Bach Archive and Bibliography
Biographical information, pictures and the full texts of over forty cantatas.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/Linguistics/diversen/bach/intro.html
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J.S. Bach Home Page
An extensive biography, tour of Bach's life in Germany, catalog of his works, bibliography, recommended recordings, and links. Award-winning site, maintained by Jan Hanford in North America and Jan Koster in Europe.
http://www.jsbach.org/
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Classical music pages article from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music. Also links to related composers and topics, including cantatas, orchestral music, instrumental music, illustrations, list of works, and bibliography.
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bachjs.html
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Detailed biography, covering each period in Bach's life.
http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxjsbach.html
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Detailed biography and comments on his music from Grove Music plus MIDI audio, illustrations, and links from Kunst der Fuge.
http://www.kunstderfuge.com/bach.htm
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Review of the biography by Malcolm Boyd. Emphasizes the book's strengths, including early influences that triggered his creative outbursts.
http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo7/boydbach.htm
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Biography emphasizing personality and relationships as well as musical abilities from Decca.
http://www.deccaclassics.com/music/composers/bach.html
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Biography, musicography, links to related composers, and companion resources from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
http://www.hoasm.org/IX/IXBach.html
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Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Basic information on the composer. Drop-down menu allows focus on specific periods of his life. Links to lives of other composers.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/3228/Bach/index.html
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Johann Sebastian BACH Cantata 198: The Trauer Ode.
Mourning Ode on the death of Queen Christiana of Poland/Saxony, 1727. Illustrated history, full text, and music samples.
http://www.baroquemusic.org/198trauerode.html
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Johann Sebastian Bach FAQ
Devoted to answering frequently asked or heard questions, especially on a basic level, about the composer, his work, musical concepts, or misunderstandings, with links to more in-depth sites.
http://www.bachfaq.org/
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Johann Sebastian Bach Startpagina
Netherlands directory of categorized links from Europe, Asia, and the United States including English, Dutch, and German.
http://bach.pagina.nl/
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Johann Sebastian Bach's Achievement
Article examining the role the composer's works had in helping to reunite a Europe torn by post-Reformation conflict even as it became the standard upon which almost all subsequent Western music was based.
http://www.fermentmagazine.org/essays/jsbach1.html
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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician
Review of the biography by Christoph Wolff details the book's contents and points out highlights.
http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo7/wolffbach.htm
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mfiles - Johann Sebastian Bach
Biography and music examples in the form of sheet music and sound files.
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/johann-sebastian-bach.htm
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Miscellaneous Lieder by J. S. Bach
List from recmusic.org linked to German song texts and English translations.
http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/b/bach.html
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Music History 102: Johann Sebastian Bach
Biography, illustrations, and Real Audio RAM files from the Internet Public Library.
http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/mushist/bar/bach.htm
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Music of Intellect: The Goldberg Variations
Detailed study of the intellectual and psychological dimension of one of the composer's best-known sets of music. Includes MIDI audio samples.
http://web.ffn.ne.jp/~imyfujita/indexe.html
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Musica Classica: Johann Sebastian Bach
Classical music dictionary entry with life, works, catalogue, illustrations, and MIDI audio files.
http://www.karadar.net/Dictionary/bach.html
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On Bach and the Curved Bow
A review of Michael Bach's performance of Bach's solo cello suites (Mode Records) using a curved cello bow which allows him to play chords without arpeggiation. Review considers the significance and historical implications of the curved bow in the pe
http://www.music.princeton.edu/~jwp/texts/bachbow.html
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Oregon Bach Festival
A summer festival held in Eugene, Oregon directed by Helmuth Rilling. Booking information and schedules of concerts and master classes.
http://bachfest.uoregon.edu/
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Riemenschneider Bach Institute
Archive and research institute at Baldwin-Wallace College. Organization, contact, and journal subscription information provided, along with links and festival details.
http://www.bw.edu/~bachinst
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Rifkin's Pesky Idea
Reprinted article examines the possibility that Bach used one singer per part rather than a larger choir in many of his vocal works.
http://homepages.kdsi.net/~sherman/oneperpart.html
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Schering's Wacky Theory
Joshua Rifkin defends his own ideas on Bach's use of single-voiced choir parts by way of scholar Arnold Schering.
http://homepages.kdsi.net/~sherman/Scherings.htm
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The Bach-Portal
Directory of annotated links. Listing by institutions, departments and societies, general links, catalogue of works and bibliographies, works, related Baroque composers, his world, performance practice, and Baroque instruments.
http://www.bach-portal.com
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The Global Bach Community
An organization devoted to linking and supporting local Bach organizations worldwide.
http://www.bach-net.org
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The Industrious Herr Bach
Biography, timeline, quotes, key works, suggested recordings and reading, selected works, and links from Humanities Web.
http://www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi-bin/human.cgi?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=31
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The London Bach Society
Provides newsletter, details of the annual Bach festival, history of the organisation, database of his works and details of sponsership and membership.
http://www.bachlive.co.uk/
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The Oboe and the Oboe d'amore in Bach's Church Cantatas
A well documented examination of Bach's possible oboists, as well as the instrument's range and notational problems, covering compositions from Mülhausen to Leipzig.
http://idrs.colorado.edu/Publications/Journal/JNL6/bach.html
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The Well Tempered Clavier: Music of Sacred Temperament
Exploration of the intellectual and spiritual dimensions of the works involved. Includes MIDI audio samples.
http://www.geocities.jp/imyfujita/index.html
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Tradition and Individual Style in the Motets of J. S. Bach
Essay examines how the composer expanded this musical genre within the context of its existing form.
http://web.calstatela.edu/centers/Wagner/bach.htm
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Well-Tempered Clavier
Index summarizing fugue-by-fugue analysis drawing comparisons from visual arts, physics, mathematics, literature and astronomy. Links to scores with digital sound and many resources on the life and works of Bach, designed for a course at Northern Ari
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc
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Well-Tempered Clavier: Hypermedia Analysis
Pianist and musicologist David Korevaar offers online performances of all the fugues and selected preludes together with discussion text linked measure-by-measure to the performances. [Shockwave]
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc.html
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