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J.S. Bach Home Page - http://www.jsbach.org/
An extensive biography, tour of Bach's life in Germany, catalog of his works, bibliography, recommended recordings, and links. Award-winning site, maintained by Jan Hanford in North America and Jan Koster in Europe. |
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Bach-Archiv Leipzig - http://www.bach-leipzig.de/
"Our purpose is to collect and examine literary and documentary material about the life, work and history of Johann Sebastian Bach and his family - and to present his work to the public through exhibitions, lectures, guided tours and publications." Site in English and German. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach
Wikipedia article covering formative years, professional life and family life, later years, and legacy with BWV commentary, further reading, internal references, external links, and portrait. |
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J. S. Bach Texts - http://www.uvm.edu/~classics/faculty/bach/
Complete vocal works with English translations. Limited permission to copy in programs and program notes. |
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J. S. Bach: Canons and Fugues - http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/bachindex.html
Tim Smith's studies of the composer's life and music, concentrating on the contrapuntal music. |
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Bach Central Station - http://www.jsbach.net/bcs
A large directory of J.S. Bach resources on the internet. |
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Classical Music Archives: J.S.Bach - http://www.classicalarchives.com/bach.html
Over 1500 complete compositions in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Includes two biographies, time line, download and playing instructions, and links to artist pages. |
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) - http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/52.htm
brief biography, caricature, summaries of his choral and vocal, organ, other keyboard, chamber, orchestral, and concerto output, and Naxos discography. |
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J.S. Bach Archive and Bibliography - http://odur.let.rug.nl/Linguistics/diversen/bach/intro.html
Biographical information, pictures and the full texts of over forty cantatas. |
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Oregon Bach Festival - http://www.oregonbachfestival.com
A summer festival held in Eugene, Oregon directed by Helmuth Rilling. Booking information and schedules of concerts and master classes. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.kunstderfuge.com/bach.htm
Detailed biography and comments on his music from Grove Music plus MIDI audio, illustrations, and links from Kunst der Fuge. |
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Well-Tempered Clavier: Hypermedia Analysis - http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc.html
Analytical essays and animations by Tim Smith, performance-related essays by David Korevaar, and Korevaar's performances of the music. [Shockwave] |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bachjs.html
Classical music pages article from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music. Also links to related composers and topics, including cantatas, orchestral music, instrumental music, illustrations, list of works, and bibliography. |
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Emmanuel Music - http://www.emmanuelmusic.org
Founded in 1970 by Craig Smith to perform the complete cycle of over 200 sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach in the liturgical setting for which they were intended. Includes extensive translations and program notes. |
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mfiles - Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/johann-sebastian-bach.htm
Biography and music examples in the form of sheet music and sound files. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxjsbach.html
Detailed biography, covering each period in Bach's life. |
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Dave's J.S. Bach Works Catalog - http://www.jsbach.net/catalog/index.html
Complete works catalog, directory of internet resources, recommended recordings, MIDI and RealAudio files, images, icons, links, and a monthly quiz and CD giveaway. |
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Bach Bibliography - http://www.music.qub.ac.uk/~tomita/bachbib/
A searchable catalogue of books, articles, theses, papers and facsimile editions on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. |
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Music of Intellect: Bach's Goldberg Variations - http://www.geocities.jp/imyfujita/goldberg/indexe.html
Detailed study of the intellectual and psychological dimensions of one of these works. Includes MIDI audio samples plus pianistic information about Schoenberg, Schumann, and Mari Kumamoto. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.hoasm.org/IX/IXBach.html
Biography, musicography, links to related composers, and companion resources from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program. |
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The Well Tempered Clavier: Music of Sacred Temperament - http://www.geocities.jp/imyfujita/index.html
Exploration of the intellectual and spiritual dimensions of the works involved. Includes MIDI audio samples. |
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Johann Sebastian BACH Cantata 198: The Trauer Ode. - http://www.baroquemusic.org/198trauerode.html
Mourning Ode on the death of Queen Christiana of Poland/Saxony, 1727. Illustrated history, full text, and music samples. |
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Bach's Life in Pictures - http://www.baroquemusic.org/bachillustrated.html
Color illustrations with captions and music samples documenting the major periods in Bach's life. |
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Bach's Leipzig in pictures, 1725-1750 - http://www.baroquemusic.org/bachleipzig.html
Contemporary prints of Bach's Leipzig showing familiar scenes and some lesser-known facets of Leipzig city life, institutions and facilities. Of unusual interest is the city's piped fresh water supply. |
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Acoustic Illusions: Endlessly Rising Canon - http://cips02.physik.uni-bonn.de/~scheller/acoustic-illusions/main.html
Stefan Scheller demonstrates the illusion of the Shepard Effect using Bach's Canon per Tonus. Includes links, credits, theoretical discussion, and illustration using M. C. Escher. |
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The London Bach Society - http://www.bachlive.co.uk/
Provides newsletter, details of the annual Bach festival, history of the organisation, database of his works and details of sponsorship and membership. |
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Well-Tempered Clavier - http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc
Index summarizing fugue-by-fugue analysis drawing comparisons from visual arts, physics, mathematics, literature and astronomy. Links to scores with digital sound and many resources on the life and works of Bach, designed for a course at Northern Arizona University. |
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Dorset Bach Cantata Club - http://www.dorsetbach.org.uk/
Information for amateur singers and orchestral players wishing to join a long-established choir and orchestra for weekend study and performance of Bach cantatas and related works. |
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Riemenschneider Bach Institute - http://www.bw.edu/~bachinst
Archive and research institute at Baldwin-Wallace College. Organization, contact, and journal subscription information provided, along with links and festival details. |
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BACHorgan.com - http://www.bachorgan.com
Dedicated to building a community of those who love the Bach's pipe organ music. Includes biography, workshops, tributes, organ schools and purchase information, clip art, jokes, sheet music, recording and book sales, and links. |
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Classic Cat - http://www.classiccat.net/bach_js/index.htm
Directory of free Bach mp3s made available by the performing artists. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician - http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo7/wolffbach.htm
Review of the biography by Christoph Wolff details the book's contents and points out highlights. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo7/boydbach.htm
Review of the biography by Malcolm Boyd. Emphasizes the book's strengths, including early influences that triggered his creative outbursts. |
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Musica Classica: Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/bach.html
Classical music dictionary entry with life, works, catalogue, illustrations, and MIDI audio files. |
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J. S. Bach: His Predecessors - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/articles/bachjs/predcssr.html
Gives overview of his influences, including the German and Italian keyboard schools, French polyphony and organ music, as well as mathematics. |
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The Global Bach Community - http://www.bach-net.org
An organization devoted to linking and supporting local Bach organizations worldwide. |
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Music History 102: Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/bar/bach.htm
Biography, illustrations, and Real Audio RAM files from the Internet Public Library. Written by Robert Sherrane, Cataloging librarian The Juilliard School, New York. |
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Bach's organ works complete BWV listing - http://www.baroquecds.com/organtable.html
Complete BWV listing of Bach's Organ Works with links to CD recordings on Silbermann Organs from the Baroque Music Club. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/b/bach.html
Listing at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with German lyrics, many having English translations. |
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Exeter Bach Society - http://www.exeterbachsociety.org.uk/
News of Bach concerts in the Cathedral which support its Music Foundation Trust. Includes contact and membership information and an events diary. |
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Bach, Mozart, and the Musical Midwife - http://schillerinstitute.org/music/m_rasmus_801.html
Speculation preceding examination of known facts about Amadeus transcribing music by Sebastian. Includes looks at other related composers and certain theoretical studies. |
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Early Music Myths - http://www.diabolus.org/myths/myths.htm
Paul Baker of Diabolus in Musica uses the music of Bach to illustrate perceived problems and solutions to various performance issues, including choir size and instrument choice. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach's Achievement - http://www.fermentmagazine.org/essays/jsbach1.html
Article examining the role the composer's works had in helping to reunite a Europe torn by post-Reformation conflict even as it became the standard upon which almost all subsequent Western music was based. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.deccaclassics.com/music/composers/bach.html
Biography emphasizing personality and relationships as well as musical abilities from Decca. |
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Biography of J.S. Bach - http://users.tellurian.net/tom/jsbach/index.htm
Brief sketch of his life, focusing on his rapidity of composition and technical skills both in playing and maintaining various instruments. |
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On Bach and the Curved Bow - http://www.rosewhitemusic.com/cage/texts/bachbow.html
A review of Michael Bach's performance of Bach's solo cello suites (Mode Records) using a curved cello bow which allows him to play chords without arpeggiation. Review considers the significance and historical implications of the curved bow in the performance of Bach's music. |
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J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - http://chuchristine.tripod.com/
Brief chronology, partial list of works with MIDI audio for selected BMV numbers, gallery, and contact information. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/a/c/bach_js.htm
Hymn tunes by him or based on his works with MIDI audio and NWC format scores plus portrait. From the Cyberhymnal. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001925/
Filmography linked to hundreds of films and television shows using his works with biography, trivia, and links from the Internet Movie Database. |
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750), Germany - http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/bach1750.html
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - http://hymnuts.luthersem.edu/hcompan/writers/bach.htm
City-by-city musical biography with hymn tunes, cantatas, organ chorales, and bibliography from Hymnuts. |
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The Industrious Herr Bach - http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=31
Biography, timeline, quotes, key works, suggested recordings and reading, selected works, and links from Humanities Web. |
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Bach, Johann Sebastian - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=589
Musical biography with early influences, summaries of instrumental talents, professional positions, and compositions, historical significance, and partial list of works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. |
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Grave of Johann Sebastian Bach - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4237
Find a Grave details the burial, reburial, and subsequent moving of the composer's remains to Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany with portrait of composer and photographs of grave plate and church exterior. |