Dance and the Music of J. S. Bach
Meredith Little, Natalie Jenne
Topics
- Suites
- Baroque Dances (Courantes, Sarabandes, Minuets)
- Pieces in Dance style
What do you need this book for?
- To learn the main elements of each Baroque dance
- To play the dances from the French repertoire and J.S. Bach's Suites more effectively
- To discover which rhythmic patterns to use if you also want to compose dances in the Baroque style
Description
What distinguishes a Gigue from a Sarabande?
What are the main characteristics of the Minuet?
Why is the Courante the slowest dance of all?
A book that teaches you to recognize the main characteristics of each Baroque dance.
A magical journey through the musical pages of French composers, and the influence they had on the music of J.S. Bach.
This work systematically analyzes J.S. Bach’s dances, extracting their main features, and in the final chapter, examines how dance rhythms influenced other works, in unexpected pieces!
A book that every keyboard player should read to play the dances with awareness, and every composer to understand the power and role of rhythm in the process of musical composition.
