J.S. Bach

[BoliverAllmon]

I think I found out way some on this forum dislike the genius of Bach. I was reading the preface to my beethoven sonata book and it put it like this.

Bach wrote in a polyphonic style. A style that atempts to make as many different voice repeating each other at the same time. Melody wasn't the main factor. Nearly everyone was to handle melody in some form or fashion.

Beethoven and others past him composed in a homophonic style. A style that has a very catchy soprano melody line with all other lines accompanying the soprano line.

I think that people hear love to sounds of beethoven, chopin, and others because of the melody line. They then listen to Bach and they want to hear the same thing, but Bach does not deliver because he composed differently.

By the way, I think I have found the first etudes. On the cover of Bach's English Suites, he states that these are "Keyboard exercises consisting of preludes, allemandes, courantes, sarabandes, gigues, minuets, and other gallantries."

boliver

[eddie92099]

Beethoven and others past him composed in a homophonic style. A style that has a very catchy soprano melody line with all other lines accompanying the soprano line.

Like...Wagner?!  ,
Ed

[srdabney]

Not to disagree entirely, but, there is quite a bit of counterpoint in Beethoven Sonatas. Not quite Bach counterpoint, but a really well played Beet. Sonata will bring out the second and third melodies in those seemingly inauspicious chords and albertis you refer to.  

Nice Wagner shot, btw ...  

I think Bach is dissed in piano circuit because he doesnt allow for technical brauvara. Thats why God invented Busoni ...

SRD

[cziffra]

Thats why God invented Busoni ...

and god bless the musically esoteric joke.  very funny, srdabney.