Showing posts with label German Baroque. Show all posts
Showing posts with label German Baroque. Show all posts
Monday, March 31, 2014
Happy birthday, Johann Sebastian Bach
It is the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685), who is considered one of the world’s greatest composers, and a leading figure of the German Baroque period. His music is widely played today, a staple of many orchestras and chamber ensembles. You could do worse than spending an hour and a half listening to Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. Enjoy.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Hieronymus Praetorius composed chorals
It is the birthday of German Baroque composer Hieronymus Praetorius (1560), who wrote Masses and other choral pieces using many voices divided into several groups in the then-progressive Venetian polychoral style. He also wrote pieces for accompaniment by organ as he was an organist as well a choral director. His father Jacob was a composer as was his son, also named Jacob. Hieronymus is particularly remembered for 10 settings of the Magnificat or Canticle of Mary (eight of which survive). Here is a presentation of his Magnificat II.
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