
JS Bach: where to start with his music
‘The immortal god of harmony”: that’s what Beethoven, no less, called Johann Sebastian Bach. “Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder,” is how Schumann put it, …
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‘The immortal god of harmony”: that’s what Beethoven, no less, called Johann Sebastian Bach. “Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder,” is how Schumann put it, …
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Read MoreName: Jazz. Age: Much older than you think. Appearance: Small, feathery, fond of worms. Sorry, I’m not good at jazz lingo. What does “feathery” mean? It means “covered in feathers, …
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