Did Bach and Vivaldi Ever Meet?
Vivaldi and Bach never met!Although Vivaldi came in contact with a variety of nationalmusical styles, his music was little affected by his travels. Onthe other hand, Bach was content to live and work in hisnative community, and never ventured beyond North-Germanborders.

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Then, did Bach ever play a piano?

''Bach was familiar with the piano, youknow. It was invented during his lifetime, and he not onlyplayed the piano, but actually composed at least twoof his pieces specifically for the instrument,'' Mr. Rosen pointedout in a recent telephone interview.

Secondly, was Bach a Lutheran? Born in 1685, Bach spent much of his careerwriting music for Lutheran churches. Temporarily relievedfrom his normal duties, Bach began work on a peculiarproject for a Lutheran music director: he started composingmusical settings for a part of the Catholic LatinMass.

Thereof, is Bach considered baroque?

Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March]1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician ofthe Baroque period. Since the 19th-century BachRevival he has been generally regarded as one of thegreatest composers of the Western art musical canon.

Was Bach famous during his lifetime?

During his lifetime, Bach was better knownas an organist than a composer. Few of his works wereeven published during his lifetime. Still Bach'smusical compositions were admired by those who followed inhis footsteps, including Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig vanBeethoven.

Related Question Answers

What was Bach's favorite instrument?

Bach's favorite instrument was thelute-harpsichord, a keyboard instrument with plucked gutstrings that replicated the sound of the true lute.

Why was the harpsichord replaced by the piano?

Progressively, the pianoforte replaced theharpsichord and clavichord because it offered optionspreviously unavailable with the earlier keyboard instruments. Itwas about 1850 that the "fortepiano" word was replaced withthe "piano" word. In the early 1700's, the piano didnot attract much attention or support. J.S.
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