When singing a round, a mysterious phenomenon occurs. One voice begins the melody, and others follow with a delay. Even as the melodies and lyrics diverge, they sound harmonious, growing richer with ...

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A conductor has been accused of inappropriate behaviour towards a staff member at the Bach festival in Leipzig, with the organizing Bach Archive describing "boundary-crossing behaviour by a ...

The Leipzig Bach Festival honors the composer with a hit parade. Over 7,000 fans from 20 countries cast their votes. But Bach is celebrated in many other countries around the world as well.

Johann Sebastian Bach is everywhere. Weddings? Bach. Haunted houses? Bach. Church? Bach. Shredding electric guitar solos? Look, it’s Bach! The Baroque composer produced more than 1100 works, from ...

Dr. Martin W. B. Jarvis OAM CM, Ph.D., has published a new historical novel titled “The Other Bach: The Mysterious Magdalena ...

Johann Sebastian Bach is possibly the most influential and sublime composer in history. Everyone from Mozart and Beethoven to the Beatles and Lady Gaga has paid him homage. During his life, however, ...

The most famous portrait of the iconic German composer Johann Sebastian Bach went on public display for the first time in decades when it was unveiled to enthusiastic applause at the Nikolai Kirche in ...

Fueled by his Lutheran faith, the composer devoted his life to creating music for refreshment, proclamation, and praise. In the 16th century, a baker named Veit Bach fled Hungary because of his ...

Nearly 300 years after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach is still the gold standard in classical music. Clemency Burton-Hill explores why that is. On BBC Radio 3’s Breakfast show we have a daily ...

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