- 24 Hours Bach - Broadcast concert program on the 250th anniversary of the composer's death.
www.jsbach.de/pages/e/editorial.htm
- A Study of the Texts of J.S. Bach's Motets - Tad Inoue of Japan provides an English version of a research paper dealing with the source material and characteristics of the lyrics with an evaluation of these writings.
member.nifty.ne.jp/dikaios/English/papers/B-Motets.htm
- Bach Acoustics, Numerology and Tuning - Explores how the composer encoded gematria and other number patterns into his music, following the documented treatises of his predecessor Werckmeister. Examination of how he may have tuned his harpsichord.
mitglied.lycos.de/Herbert_Anton_Kellne
- Bach Central Station - A large directory of J.S. Bach resources on the internet.
www.jsbach.net/bcs
- Bach Plucked - The composer's string music, especially lute and guitar, with specialized articles and links to internet resources .
www.ozemail.com.au/~bachlogc
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750), Germany - Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/bach1750.html
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) - Brief biography and caricature with summaries of choral and vocal, organ, other keyboard, chamber, orchestral music, and concertos with recommended Naxos recordings.
web02.hnh.com/composer/btm.asp?fullname=Bach,%20Johann%20Sebastian
- Bach, the Baroque, and Beyond - Graduate seminar includes motivic variation, development, and saturation, permutation, symmetry, and counterpoint in the composer and others of the period, as well as later developments.
jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/bbbhome.html
- BACHorgan.com - Dedicated to building a community of those who love the Bach's pipe organ music. Includes biography, workshops, tributes, organ schools and purchase information, clip art, jokes, sheet music, recording and book sales, and links.
www.bachorgan.com
- Biography of J.S. Bach - Brief sketch of his life, focusing on his rapidity of composition and technical skills both in playing and maintaining various instruments.
users.tellurian.net/tom/jsbach/index.htm
- Bist Du bei Mir: BWV 508 - An essay on the controversy over authorship of the religious song Be Thou with Me. Janet I. Wasserman argues that it originates with Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel and was later adapted by Bach.
classicalmus.hispeed.com/articles/bach1.html
- Classical Music Archives: J.S.Bach - Over 1300 compositions in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Includes biography, time line, download and playing instructions, and links to artist pages.
www.classicalarchives.com/bach.html
- Dave's J.S. Bach Works Catalog - Complete works catalog, directory of internet resources, recommended recordings, MIDI and RealAudio files, images, icons, links, and a monthly quiz and CD giveaway.
www.jsbach.net/catalog/index.html
- Exeter Bach Society - News of Bach concerts in the Cathedral which support its Music Foundation Trust. Includes contact and membership information and an events diary.
www.members.aol.com/exbach
- Grave of Johann Sebastian Bach - Find a Grave details the burial, reburial, and subsequent moving of the composer's remains to Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany with portrait of composer and photographs of grave plate and church exterior.
www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4237
- J. S. Bach - The Universal Musician - Provides life, works, place in history, influence, inspirational quotes, timeline, and sketches.
www.top-biography.com/9105-Johann%20Sebastian%20Bach
- J. S. Bach Texts - Complete vocal works with English translations. Limited permission to copy in programs and program notes.
www.uvm.edu/~classics/faculty/bach
- J. S. Bach's Influence on W. A. Mozart - Paper by Patrick Findlay concludes that Sebastian had a strong impact on the music of Amadaeus, especially in development of fugue and sonata hybrids.
psg.com/~patf/bach/mozart.html
- J. S. Bach: Canons and Fugues - Tim Smith's studies of the composer's life and music, concentrating on the contrapuntal music.
jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/bachindex.html
- J. S. Bach: His Predecessors - Gives overview of his influences, including the German and Italian keyboard schools, French polyphony and organ music, as well as mathematics.
www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/articles/bachjs/predcssr.html
- J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - Brief chronology, partial list of works with MIDI audio for selected BMV numbers, gallery, and contact information.
chuchristine.tripod.com
- J.S. Bach Archive and Bibliography - Biographical information, pictures and the full texts of over forty cantatas.
odur.let.rug.nl/Linguistics/diversen/bach/intro.html
- J.S. Bach Home Page - An extensive biography, tour of Bach's life in Germany, catalog of his works, bibliography, recommended recordings, and links. Award-winning site, maintained by Jan Hanford in North America and Jan Koster in Europe.
www.jsbach.org
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Detailed biography, with illustrations of Leipzig in his time and links to added information.
www.islandnet.com/~arton/bqxjsbach.html
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Heart's Ease provides a brief biography, key works, recommended recordings, and additional resources.
www.hearts-ease.org/conservatory/l-baroque/bach/index.html
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Review of the biography by Malcolm Boyd. Emphasizes the book's strengths, including early influences that triggered his creative outbursts.
www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo7/boydbach.htm
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, works, catalogue, illustrations, and MIDI audio files.
www.karadar.net/Dictionary/bach.html
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Classical music pages article from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music. Also links to related composers and topics, including cantatas, orchestral music, instrumental music, illustrations, list of works, and bibliography.
w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bachjs.html
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Biography emphasizing personality and relationships as well as musical abilities from Decca.
www.deccaclassics.com/music/composers/bach.html
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Biography, musicography, links to related composers, and companion resources from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
www.hoasm.org/IX/IXBach.html
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Timeline and links to Christmas chorales and organ preludes with printed music and MIDI audio files.
www.rememberjosie.org/xmas/biographies/johann_sebastian_bach.html
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Detailed biography and comments on his music from Grove Music plus MIDI audio, illustrations, and links from Kunst der Fuge.
www.kunstderfuge.com/bach.htm
- Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 - Basic information on the composer. Drop-down menu allows focus on specific periods of his life. Links to lives of other composers.
www.geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/3228/Bach/index.html
- Johann Sebastian Bach FAQ - Devoted to answering frequently asked or heard questions, especially on a basic level, about the composer, his work, musical concepts, or misunderstandings, with links to more in-depth sites.
www.bachfaq.org
- Johann Sebastian Bach Startpagina - Netherlands directory of categorized links from Europe, Asia, and the United States including English, Dutch, and German.
bach.pagina.nl
- Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician - Review of the biography by Christoph Wolff details the book's contents and points out highlights.
www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo7/wolffbach.htm
- Music History 102: Johann Sebastian Bach - Biography, illustrations, and Real Audio RAM files from the Internet Public Library.
www.ipl.org/exhibit/mushist/bar/bach.htm
- Music of Intellect: The Goldberg Variations - Detailed study of the intellectual and psychological dimension of one of the composer's best-known sets of music. Includes MIDI audio samples.
www.people.or.jp/~imyfujita/indexe.html
- Riemenschneider Bach Institute - Archive and research institute at Baldwin-Wallace College. Organization, contact, and journal subscription information provided, along with links and festival details.
www.bw.edu/~bachinst
- The Bach-Portal - Directory of annotated links. Listing by institutions, departments and societies, general links, catalogue of works and bibliographies, works, related Baroque composers, his world, performance practice, and Baroque instruments.
www.bach-portal.com
- The Global Bach Community - An organization devoted to linking and supporting local Bach organizations worldwide.
www.bach-net.org
- The Industrious Herr Bach - Biography, timeline, quotes, key works, and resources from Heart's Ease Conservatory.
www.hearts-ease.org/cgi-bin/conservatory_index.cgi?ID=31
- The London Bach Society - Provides newsletter, details of the annual Bach festival, history of the organisation, database of his works and details of sponsership and membership.
www.bachlive.co.uk
- The Well Tempered Clavier: Music of Sacred Temperament - Exploration of the intellectual and spiritual dimensions of the works involved. Includes MIDI audio samples.
www.geocities.jp/imyfujita/index.html
- Tradition and Individual Style in the Motets of J. S. Bach - Essay examines how the composer expanded this musical genre within the context of its existing form.
web.calstatela.edu/centers/Wagner/bach.htm
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