Bach Acoustics, Numerology and Tuning
Explores how the composer encoded gematria and other number patterns into his music, following the documented treatises of his predecessor Werckmeister. Examination of how he may have tuned his harpsichord.

Bach Bibliography
A comprehensive, searchable catalogue of books, articles, theses, papers and facsimile editions on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Bach Central Station
A large directory of J.S. Bach resources on the internet.

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Musical biography with early influences, summaries of instrumental talents, professional positions, and compositions, historical significance, and partial list of works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
A Naxos site with a brief biography of Bach, a summary of his compositions, and general Naxos catalog listing.

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750), Germany
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

Bach, Mozart, and the Musical Midwife
Speculation preceding examination of known facts about Amadeus transcribing music by Sebastian. Includes looks at other related composers and certain theoretical studies.

Bach Plucked
The composer's string music, especially lute and guitar, with specialized articles and links to internet resources .

BACHorgan.com
Dedicated to building a community of those who love the Bach's pipe organ music. Includes biography, workshops, tributes, organ schools and purchase information, clip art, jokes, sheet music, recording and book sales, and links.

The Bach-Portal
Directory of annotated links. Listing by institutions, departments and societies, general links, catalogue of works and bibliographies, works, related Baroque composers, his world, performance practice, and Baroque instruments.

Bach's Leipzig in pictures, 1725-1750
Contemporary prints of Bach's Leipzig showing familiar scenes and some lesser-known facets of Leipzig city life, institutions and facilities. Of unusual interest is the city's piped fresh water supply.

Bach's Life in Pictures
Color illustrations with captions and music samples documenting the major periods in Bach's life.

Bach's Method of Transcription
Study of his compositional ideas using the clavier transcription (BWV 964) of the A minor Sonata for solo violin (BWV 1003). Includes musical notation to illustrate the author's points.

Bach's Notation of Tempo and Early-Music Performance: Some Reconsiderations
Revisitation of the ongoing debate among factions of early music artists attempts to ascertain the more "historically correct" time signature for the composer's works. Includes endnotes, chart, and links.

Bach's organ works complete BWV listing
Complete BWV listing of Bach's Organ Works with links to CD recordings on Silbermann Organs from the Baroque Music Club.

Biography of J.S. Bach
Brief sketch of his life, focusing on his rapidity of composition and technical skills both in playing and maintaining various instruments.

Bist Du bei Mir: BWV 508
An essay on the controversy over authorship of the religious song Be Thou with Me. Janet I. Wasserman argues that it originates with Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel and was later adapted by Bach.

Classic Cat
Directory of free Bach mp3s made available by the performing artists.

Classical Music Archives: J.S.Bach
Over 1500 complete compositions in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Includes two biographies, time line, download and playing instructions, and links to artist pages.

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