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It is well known that Johann Sebastian Bach came from a highly musical
family. The revised New Grove lists no fewer than 85 Bachs who flourished
as composers, performers and teachers during the period 1550-1850.
Perhaps less well known is the prodigious talent of those Bachs from
the seventeenth century whose abilities were greatly admired by the
great J.S., including Johann Bach (1604-73), Johann Christoph Bach
(1642-1703), Johann Michael Bach (1648-94) and Johann Ludwig Bach
(1677-1731).This worshop will explore music composed by these giants
of early German Baroque Music, ranging from grand motets for two choirs
conceived in the spirit of Venetian polychoralism to more intimate
settings for five and six parts. A truly 'Bachanalian' feast.
Currently Musical Director of the Bristol Bach Choir and City of Oxford
Choir, Peter Leech has received wide critical acclaim for his musical
direction and scholarship. Recent performances have included world
premieres of neglected masterworks by Samuel Wesley, Thomas Linley,
Innocenzo Fede and early members of the Bach family. He has published
articles in the Revised New Grove and Early Music (2001). in October
2003 he won First Prize in the Mariele Ventre International Competition
for Choral conductors.
Pitch: A=440 Instruments called for - strings (violins, violas, cellos
and/or treble, tenor viols and viola da gambas), recorders, cornets,
sackbuts, oboes, curtals and/or bassoons.
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