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Some of the most known works of Johann Sebastian Bach

To write a lens about Bach is an almost impossible undertaking. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was one of the most productive composers of his time. And even if one reduces his works to the most known and famous pieces, putting them all in one lens would simply be too much.

So I restricted myself to presenting to you piece of the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, one of the most known works of organ music. I could not leave out one of the Brandenburg concerti, the Brandenburg Concerto No 6. A lens about Johann Sebastian Bach without the St. Matthew passion would be impossible, and I could not resist from adding a piece of the Well-Tempered Clavier..

For all those of you interested in Bach's ackground I put a short video of a BBC documentary at the beginning of the lens. It gives some important facts and is very well made.

Enjoy the music!

Johann Sebastian Bach

His Music, his life and his meaning for European Music

This video is a part of the BBC documentary series "Great composers". Accompanied by Bach's music writers and music historians stress the meaning of this baroque composer for the following periods of music.
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Toccata and Fugue in D minor

One great piece of Organ Music

This piece of organ music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach sometime between 1703 and 1707. It is one of the most famous works in the organ repertoire, and has been used in a variety of popular media ranging from film, to video games, to rock music, and ringtones.
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St. Matthew Passion

A masterpiece of classical sacred music

The St. Matthew Passion is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. It is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of classical sacred music.
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Brandenburg Concerto no 6

The last out of six instrumental works

The Brandenburg concerti by Johann Sebastian Bach are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt,in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). They are widely regarded as among the finest musical compositions of the Baroque era.
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The Well-Tempered Clavier

composed "for the profit and use of musical youth"

The Well-Tempered Clavier is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. He first gave the title to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, dated 1722, composed "for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the pastime of those already skilled in this study."
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