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Double Bass Religious Music
- Thread starter kevin88
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are you ********? Anything by bach is religious? You consider all of his Harpsichord concerto's religious? or his violin concertos? or how about the Bach cello suites? Orchestral suites? Partitas and Sonatas for violin. Six English suites or six french suites? You clearly know nothing about bach.
If you want to play something religious, just arrange a couple of hymns from the bible or bach chorales. Whatever is to your choosing.
Whoa, that wasn't nice! Just because the music doesn't make reference to religion doesn't mean the music isn't appropriate for a traditional church service.
Considering Bach inscribed "Soli Deo Gloria" on a ton of his scores, I would consider pretty much anything he wrote to be religious. If you want serious examples I would look at some of the Chorale themes which I've seen for transcribed for bass instruments. The theme from Wachet Auf or the continuum from Jesu Joy of Man's desiring might be nice .
I am not saying that it's not appropriate for a traditional church service because I have played plenty of things that were non religious in a church service but I would hardly call everything bach wrote religious. For example his two part inventions were written as studies for his students.
atrombs,
Chill it out a few notches, would ya? Everyone starts out at some point. And FYI, the bible does not contain any hymns. There are psalms but there is no musical notation in the bible.
Let me point you to this link...Invalid Link Removed
...which says, "Bach shared more in common with Martin Luther than just attending the same school in which Luther had received his childhood education: he shared Luther's attitude toward music, viewing it, above all, as a means of glorifying God."
New Standard Encyclopedia says, "His greatest musical achievements are considered to be his church music for chorus, accompanied by orchestra or small instrumental groups. He wrote 4 Passions, musical settings of the story of Christ's crucifiction."
I am saying this not to start a religious tit-for-tat on this forum but merely to point out that religious music was an enormous part of Bach's output and his religion was a central motivating factor.
Ok once again I don't want to talk about Atrombs.
It is true that most of Bach's massive library is religious music including (but not limited to) Cantatas, 4 Passions, chorales and one of the greatest peices of music ever, mass in b minor.
However most of the music that we are fimilar with as orchestral musicians is from his secular period. Namely the time from 1717-23 that he spent working fro Prince Leopold of Cothen. For this time comes the cello suites, solo violin music, orchestral suites and Brandenburg concertos.
It is true that most of Bach's massive library is religious music including (but not limited to) Cantatas, 4 Passions, chorales and one of the greatest peices of music ever, mass in b minor.
However most of the music that we are fimilar with as orchestral musicians is from his secular period. Namely the time from 1717-23 that he spent working fro Prince Leopold of Cothen. For this time comes the cello suites, solo violin music, orchestral suites and Brandenburg concertos.
