Happy Birthday J.S. Bach and Joseph Haydn!

Burning Down · 03-31-2014, 09:53 AM

Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 31st, 1685 and Joseph Haydn was born on March 31st, 1732 (although some sources claim he was born on April 1st). Share some of your favourite works by these composers if you want to!

Bach:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6:

Air on the G String, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major:

Haydn:

Symphony No. 45 "Farewell", 1st Movement.

**Frownland** · 03-31-2014, 10:04 AM

I love Bach's Art of Fugue, especially his unfinished Contrapunctus XIV.

Plankton · 03-31-2014, 10:14 AM

Segovia was a big fan of Johann.

Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyPv...5F31C3223834A2

Surell · 03-31-2014, 12:29 PM

Very Cool! Bach's a fantastic composer and seems pretty rad in general, tuning organs and making light of death in its impact on his paycheck. I even heard he'd improvise at his favorite coffee shop just for the coffee. Haydn I should hear more of.

Burning Down · 03-31-2014, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Surell

Very Cool! Bach's a fantastic composer and seems pretty rad in general, tuning organs and making light of death in its impact on his paycheck. I even heard he'd improvise at his favorite coffee shop just for the coffee. Haydn I should hear more of.

Yes, Café Zimmerman in Leipzig. It was a collegium musicum founded by Telemann, who was also performing in coffee houses during his time.

More info: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The coffee house cantata:

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 03-31-2014, 11:05 PM

I knew it was Haydn's birthday but not Bach's. Happy birthday to both!

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	Happy Birthday J.S. Bach and Joseph Haydn! Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 31st, 1685 and Joseph Haydn was born on March 31st, 1732 (although some sources claim he was born on April 1st). Share some of your favourite works by these composers if you want to! Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: Air on the G String, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major: Haydn: Symphony No. 45 "Farewell", 1st Movement.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I love Bach's Art of Fugue, especially his unfinished Contrapunctus XIV. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	Segovia was a big fan of Johann. Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyPv...5F31C3223834A2 __________________ See location...

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DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,174	I knew it was Haydn's birthday but not Bach's. Happy birthday to both! __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here