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Bach: Ad Majorem Dei Gloria |
| Section: THE ARTS / MUSIC |
| Author: Tom Pniewski |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 3/1/2000 |
| Size: 3,340 Words, 20,981 Characters |
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Beethoven called him an ocean--"not Bach (stream) but Meer (ocean)." Johann Sebastian Bach is surely one of the greatest figures in Western music. He stands at the beginning of our modern era, the earliest composer still regularly heard today. The 250th anniversary of his death this coming July--which will be celebrated in concert halls and churches throughout the year--gives us a chance not only to marvel at the astonishing achievement of the man himself but also to stand amazed at the entire Bach family. There is no field of human endeavor--not the arts, sciences, or any other--in which so many members of a single family have made such significant, and even supreme, contributions. In this article, we will look at this remarkable family and at the changing perceptions of its preeminent me...
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...the great intellects of all time, one that utilizes vast powers of reason, illumined by faith, to penetrate beyond mere rationality into the realm of wisdom. We can experience this supreme mind in living sound by directly hearing and playing his music. Through this our own minds may unite for a moment with his, entering into the depth of his understanding. Therein they may find enlightenment.
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