The Divine Bach: How the master’s music defined the foundations of functional tonality

Jan 15, 2021 | Webinars

The Divine Bach: How the master’s music defined the foundations of functional tonality
presented by Gary Fagin

Johann Sebastian Bach was just one of scores of Baroque era composers, but there’s something about the artistry and craft of his music that has stood the test of time above all of his contemporaries. We’ll use a musical microscope to examine short excerpts from three of his works to scratch the surface of his genius: the beginning of a movement from a Brandenburg Concerto; a line of text from the Saint Matthew Passion; and one measure from an Invention.