Music Comparison
Hypothesis: "Two Bourrees" by J.S. Bach is more of a challenge to perform than "Etude 13" by L. Niehaus because the Two Bourrees was originally written for Violoncello, whereas, the Etude was composed specifically for the saxophone.The music of Bach and Niehaus exemplifies the style and characteristics of their period, namely, the Baroque and Twentieth-Century respectively. Through an analysis and comparison of the Two Bourrees by J.S. Bach and Etude 13 by Niehaus, I will prove that these two works are vastly contrasting in style and in their treatment of musical elements which all combine to make the Two Bourrees more of a challenge to perform than Etude 13. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was born in Eisenach, Germany. He grew up in a very musical family, which probably influenced him to compo
With slight variations of this progression being used in succession throughout the piece including a bridge section from bar 37 to bar 40 and a coda section for the last 4 bars. se and play music early on in his life. In contrast to this, Etude 13 was composed in the form of a "12 Bar Blues" with a standard blues chord progression of I, I, I, I, IV, IV, I, I, V, IV, I, I. Within the analysis of these two pieces, many musical elements such as form, tempo, dynamics, tonality, phrasing, key, articulation are contrasting between the one piece and the other, giving each its own style and characteristics of the era it was composed in. As a church organist, he combined composing with other duties such as conducting and accompanying. Bourree I is in A Major and Bourree II is in A minor and both Bourrees are made up of simple and repetitive rhythms and melodic lines. Bach is renowned for his mastery of the fugue; some may argue he mastered all Baroque elements. Throughout his life he held positions in Arnstadt, Muhlhausen, Kothen and Leipzig. In 1994 he won an Emmy for his score for the Showtime film Lush Life. This piece also has a tempo of Poco Allegro and a metronome marking set at = 138, has a bright mood, has pianoforte accompaniment, and has regular 4 bar phrases. Lennie has also been composer for numerous Clint Eastwood films including Pale Rider, Unforgiven, The Bridges of Madison Country, Absolute Power, True Crime, Space Cowboys, and Bird, the award-winning tribute to legendary bebop artist Charlie Parker. Lennie Niehaus (1929- ) is a featured alto saxophone soloist and arranger for the famous Stan Kenton Orchestra, he has also recorded several albums of his own with jazz greats Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Hampton Hawes amd more. The Two Bourrees was originally written by Bach for 'Cello in the Baroque era and therefore contains such standard musical elements from that era including being in Ternary form (ABA), having a large range of dynamics ritardando's, a variety of articulations such as staccato (bar 2 of Bourree II), tenuto (3rd last bar of Bourree I), slur (bar 4 of Bourree II), staccato slur (bar 1 of Bourree I). Some of his well known pieces include the '48 Preludes and Fugues', the 'Goldburg Variations' and for keyboard, the 'Italian Concerto', the '6 French and English Suites' and the '15 two-part and 15 three-part inventions'.
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