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The Composer Sons of Johann Sebastian Bach

It is very well-known that Johann Sebastian Bach was the summit and the end of a period of music composing. According to Joseph Schillinger (1895-1943), the greatest composers (the “3 B’s”: Bach – Beethoven – Brahms, but one may add … Continue reading

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The Composer Sons of Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was the summit and the end of a period of music composing. The myriads harmonic and instrumental innovations in his music are actually the results of the current polyphonic Baroque style reaching its climax and, at … Continue reading

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Masonic Signs in Music

MASONIC SIGNS IN MUSIC Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Introduction Music is the most mathematical of the arts. It is closely related to numbers and ratios between them. Aristotle defined the Astronomy as The Music Of The Spheres. So there is … Continue reading

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The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 by Johann Sebastian Bach

The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 by Johann Sebastian Bach are an unsurpassed model for contrapuntal composition. However, in this presentation, I would like to point to a different facet of this work. While the perfection of the canons is often … Continue reading

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