Um...I couldn't say for sure and this discludes fugues found *within* a toccata or other piece as well as fughettas, but at least 155...I *think* about 158 but I couldn't say for certain and like I say that's omitting some which others might include, I hope you don't mind. Um, why? Because...they're awesome :D Really they're just a beautiful form of writing, one which JSB had great ability and affinity for, I mean, um, if you're good at something go for it, right?
I hope this helps and you are well,
FSO
he wrote most often for keyboard.
Both, he composed religious and secular cantatas.
He wrote many music pieces including the canon in D, which was also one of his most famous songs .
Baroque Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer. He wrote several concertos, chorales, and pieces of music known as "Passions". His music was considered to be Baroque. Baroque music is a style of music that was popular during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Yes many peices.Without meaning to contradict the above, the actual number of Mr. Bach's harpsichord pieces is likely unknown since it isknown that much of his music did not survive the centuries. In any case he did, indeed, write music for the harpsichord, primarily between 1708 and 1717 during his tenure as organist and violinist, and eventually, concertmaster, at the court of Duke Wilhelm Ernst in Weimar, Germany.
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he wrote most often for keyboard.
Both, he composed religious and secular cantatas.
In the late baroque era, more specifically between c. 1700 and his death 1750.
This is a somewhat anachronistic question, as movies did not exist in the lifetime of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). However, I am sure that in the twentieth century, his music was arranged or used for many movies by twentieth century composers.
He wrote many music pieces including the canon in D, which was also one of his most famous songs .
Baroque Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer. He wrote several concertos, chorales, and pieces of music known as "Passions". His music was considered to be Baroque. Baroque music is a style of music that was popular during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Yes many peices.Without meaning to contradict the above, the actual number of Mr. Bach's harpsichord pieces is likely unknown since it isknown that much of his music did not survive the centuries. In any case he did, indeed, write music for the harpsichord, primarily between 1708 and 1717 during his tenure as organist and violinist, and eventually, concertmaster, at the court of Duke Wilhelm Ernst in Weimar, Germany.
Brandenburg concertos was created in 1721.
Johann Sebastian Bach did not write in the romantic era. He was a composer of the Baroque period, known for his intricate counterpoint and complex harmonies.
pieces of music.
not many surprisingly, he only wrote the 6 brandenburg concertos, and the 4 orchestral suites