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GuidedReadingQuestion25,DueWEDNESDAY,December7th.Ch.15,pp.236244.

Listening:
J.S.Bach,FugueinGminor,BWV578.OAWMTrack85.
J.S.Bach,DaswohltemperirteClavier(TheWellTemperedClavier),BookI(a.and
b.).OAWMTracks5051.
J.S.Bach,FrenchSuiteNo.5inG,BWV816.OAWMTracks8692.
J.S.Bach,BrandenburgConcertoNo.5inD,BWV1050.OAWMTrack93.
J.S.Bach,ChristlaginTodesbanden,(Christlayinthebondsofdeath),BWV4.
OAWMCD2Tracks35.

What types of duties were the town musicians employed by civic

music programs in Germany responsible for? The main job of a
civic musician is to enterntain the public and the court that
employs them. The civic musician is most likely responsible for
writing and performing the music. Who was the Kantor of
Hamburg?The Kantor of Hamburg is the job of directing five of
Hamburg's chuches, a massive role in this time period. It
basically gave the Kantor unlimited excuses to compose and
perform.

Give an overview of Bach's career. Where did he study? Where

did he travel? Name at least three significant places where he
worked.
Outline the typical formal plan for one of Bach's cantatas.
Describe the typical musical forces for Bach's cantatas.
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Why was Bach able to focus on composing secular music at the
Court of Cthen? For what purpose were his six Brandenburg
Concertos composed?
Name the four important late works composed by Bach
mentioned at the end of the chapter. Why were these works
important?
Which of Bach's late works is known as the greatest practical
study of contrapuntal technique in the history of music? What
clever four-note subject did he include in this piece?
Why did the new generation that emerged in the mid-eighteenth
century begin to move away from Rationalism?
OAWM French Suite No. 5.
What about the style of the music makes it French?
What is the form of all of the movements?
OAWM Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050.
What two roles does the harpsichord play in this piece?
 Is it easy to hear both of these roles? Why or why not?
The Harpsichord isnt labeled by that name in the score.
What term is given?
OAWM Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4.
What function in the piece does the sinfonia serve?
How does the music in the sinfonia relate to the verses
that follow?
Look at the score for the final verse, Versus VII. How is
does this music differ from all the preceding verses? Why
would some scholars speculate that the congregation
would have joined in on this verse?