The Italian Concerto BWV 971 was inspired by new Italian music that was becoming popular in northern Europe during Bach's era.
Compositional Technique
Bach's keyboard Partitas, English Suites, and French Suites are collections of 'overtures' or 'dance suites,' each comprising dances based on different national models.
Composition History
Bach's 15 two-part Inventions and 15 three-part Sinfonias BWV 772-801 were originally written as educational pieces for a notebook prepared for his second wife, Anna Magdalena Bach, who was also a musician.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's keyboard music, including The Well-Tempered Clavier, has influenced many composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin, inspiring their own works and teaching.
Compositional Technique
The Goldberg Variations BWV 988 consist of an aria and thirty variations, which are based on the aria's bass line rather than its melody.
Compositional Technique
The term 'well-tempered' in Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier refers to a new tuning system in his time that allowed music to be played in any key, now standard in Western music.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was primarily known during his lifetime as a keyboard virtuoso, excelling as both an organist and a harpsichord player.
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