2012-13 Pomona College Catalog

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MUS 064 PO - Johann Sebastian Bach

CrsNo MUS 064 PO

When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.

Instructor(s): W. Peterson

Study of J.S. Bach and of his instrumental and vocal music. Emphasis on the Brandenburg Concertos, the Mass in B Minor and on Bach’s keyboard works. Examination of performance issues, with emphasis on the keyboard instruments he knew (notably harpsichords and organs). Discussion of the critique made of Bach’s music by composers, performers and historians.