J S Bach Musical Offering. In the final years of his life, bach slowly withdrew from the world. Musikalisches opfer or das musikalische opfer), bwv 1079, is a collection of keyboard canons and fugues and other pieces of music by johann sebastian bach, all based on a single musical theme given to him by frederick the great (frederick ii of prussia).
Prelude and fugue in c major bwv 846. The musical offering (das musikalische opfer), bwv. The image is albrecht durer's 'melencolia'. Read reviews from world's largest community for readers.
Flute, reed instruments, and solo strings, with keyboard accompaniment.
In its finished form, the musical offering comprises: He put some order into his works and, as a solitary figure, pushed to its extreme limits the art of counterpoint that had accompanied for five centuries the development of western music. The instrumentation is still a matter of debate, some scholars stating that. In its finished form, the musical offering comprises:
