The “Fifth Evangelist:” The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach

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Please note that the clip at 9:59 was filmed several years ago as part of a short film project called “Johann Sebastian is Bach,” shot on location at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. (Go Fighting Pickles!)

📚 Sources/further reading:
“Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven” by John Eliot Gardiner (Knopf, 2013)
“A Pedagogical Approach to the Bach Two Part Inventions” by Carol W. Coryell (Masters thesis, University of North Texas, 1969): https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/...
“Performance Practice of Johann Sebastian Bach's Passio Secundum Johannem – A Study of 25 Years of Recorded History (1982-2007) as Influenced by Events Surrounding the Historically Informed Performance Movement” by Michael Troy Murphy (PhD dissertation, Florida State University, 2008): https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandor...
“A Study of J.S. Bach’s Sacred and Secular Vocal Works Influenced by Popular Stylized Dance of the French Baroque Court: A Performer’s Guide” by Dione J. Napier (DMA dissertation, University of Kentucky, 2014)
“Voice-Leading Patterns in the Fugal Expositions of J.S. Bach’s ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’” by William Jonathan Michael Renwick (PhD dissertation, CUNY, 1987): https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/vi...

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Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.

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Music:

- Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048, performed by A Far Cry and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/yykz5yum
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2, arranged in a fugal style by Thomas Little and performed by Raymond Hawkins [ https://tinyurl.com/y3b3j8vt ]
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049, performed by the Gardner Chamber Orchestra and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/y2du3fho
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051, performed by the Gardner Chamber Orchestra and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/y2mcgpha

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