Marking the First Sunday of Advent, The Choir of Hallgrímskirkja and Brák Baroque Ensemble perform two cantatas by J.S. Bach.

The use of ground bass was common in the Baroque period. Composers would use ... is a type of composition which contains a ground bass. Bach wrote many such pieces, particularly for organ.

When Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale asked conductor and harpsichordist Ruben Valenzuela for a Bach Christmas program, the ensemble knew what it would get. The founder and artistic director ...

Listen to this effect in J.S. Bach's 'Badinerie' from Suite No. 2. The harpsichord made a short, staccato sound as the strings were plucked inside the instrument. If a Baroque composer wanted a ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Following the sell-out success of Handel's ...