midable example of a musical dynasty.1" The musical output of this family is remarkable. "There were musician Bachs in the sixteenth century: the last of the line died in 1846. In between, there was no generation without a musician. They were all re

ted: and even using quite strict criteria, seventy-five of them made their living, or part of it, by practicing music.2" Besides the musical nature of the family, another noteworthy fact is that the Bach family remained in a specific area of Germany fo

many generations. "The family of which Johann Sebastian Bach was a descendant was purely and thoroughly German, and can be traced to its home in Thuringia even before the time of the Reformation.3" This geographic stability was probably one of the fac

rs that contributed to the common interest in music that existed from generation to generation. Also, the composers in the family showed a strong sense of patriotism and dedication to the progression of German ideas and beliefs

Schonberg, Harold C. The Lives of the Great Composers, 3rd ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 1997.

t entrance of the trumpet occurs at the beginning of the Gloria. When the trumpet makes an entrance in this piece, the mood is significantly brightened. There are three trumpet parts, written in D. The trumpet is used in the Gloria to emphasize impor

rumpet player, and he composed many works which required exceptional trumpet playing. One major example is the Brandenburg Concerto no. 2. "But with the Brandenburg Concertos, the skills demanded in pitch, dynamics, and technique from the baroque trum

During the Baroque period, the trumpet was still a coiled tube with no valves. All changes in pitch were accomplished by the manipulation of the embouchure and air stream. These instruments were much more difficult to play accurately than the modern

mpet is again required to ascend to a high E before bringing the movement to a close. Bach then allows the trumpeters to rest for a short period. It is common practice for the Benedictus to be performed, then for the Osanna to be repeated, further tax

s life was spent in the towns of Arnstadt, Muhlhausen, Cothen, and he eventually settled in Leipzig in 1723. He was named cantor of the city. It was in Leipzig that he composed his greatest sacred works, including the Mass in B Minor. He died from a

e difficulty of the parts, both for the choir, and the orchestra. The difficulty of the piece would have greatly limited the number of groups that could give a quality performance of the work. Since it was a mass, it seems that the obvious outlet for

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