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Section Five
The 18th Century Counterpoint and Fugue
18th-century counterpoint and fugal music, epitomized by J.S. Bach, focused on weaving multiple independent melodic lines into a harmonically coherent texture, balancing strict linear independence with functional harmony. This style used complex techniques like imitation, inversion, and sequence within a major/minor framework to create unified, structured pieces often defined by a “subject” or theme
Study Scores
Page One
MD-001 – Fugue Studies – Buxtehude, Corelli, Haydn, and J.S. Bach
MD-002 – J.S. Bach – The Countrapuntalist – Fugue and imitation examples
MD-003 – J.S. Bach Fugue Studies Volume 1 – “Real” Answers
MD-004 – J.S. Bach Fugue Studies Volume 2 – “Tonal” Answers
MD-005 – J.S. Bach Choral Fugue Studies – Cantatas Volume 1
MD-006 – J.S. Bach Choral Fugue Studies – Cantatas Volume 2
MD-007 – J.S. Bach Choral Fugue Studies – From the Masses and Magnificat
MD-008 – J.S. Bach Choral Music Studies – The A Major Mass
MD-009 – J.S. Bach Choral Music Studies – The B Minor Mass
MD-010 – J.S. Bach Advanced Fugue Studies – Studies from the Well-Tempered Clavier & Art of Fugue
MD-011 – Double and Triple Counterpoint and Fugues – Music of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Corelli
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Book Reprints
BD-001 – Johann Sebastian Bach by Johann Forkel
BD-002 – Music in the Baroque Era by Bukofzer
BD-003 – J.S. Bach by Albert Schweitzer Volume 1
BD-004 – J.S. Bach by Albert Schweitzer Volume 2
BD-005 – Johann Sebastian Bach by Philipp Spitta Volume 1
BD-006 – Johann Sebastian Bach by Philipp Spitta Volume 2
BD-007 – Johann Sebastian Bach by Philipp Spitta Volume 3
BD-008 – Johann Sebastian Bach (Reimann, Heinrich)
BD-009 – Johann Sebastian Bach (Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings)
BD-010 – The Organ Works of Bach by Harvey Grace
BD-011 – Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Falck, Martin)
BD-012 – Bach und Handel by L. Ramann (German)
BD-013 – G. F. Handel in Italia (Ademollo, Alessandro)
BD-014 – Memoirs of the Life of the Late George Frederic Handel (Mainwaring, John)
BD-015 – Henry Du Mont (Quittard, Henri Charles Etienne)
BD-016 – Haydn par Michel Brenet 1910 (French)
Composer Johann Sepastian Bach
was the cantor at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig for 27 years.
Photos by Don Robertson (2007)
During my research trip to Europe in 2007, I visited the beautiful city of Leipzig, Germany. My first stop in the city was the Thomaskirche, the church where Bach taught and compose music and directed the choir. There was a concert that night, and this was my view from the loft where I was seated.
The story of my going there
These are photos that I took of the exterior and the interior of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Germany
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