A Musical Einstein JS Bach and the Art Counterpoint

1-Time Lecture | This class is completed

FIU Biscayne Bay Campus 3000 NE 151st Street, ACI-224 North Miami, FL 33181-3000 United States

AC2-212

Anyone

10/20/2022 (one day)

3:00 PM-4:30 PM EDT on Th

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J.S. Bach's musical style often incorporated one of the most intellectually demanding compositional processes–counterpoint. Simply defined as note-against-note, this style of writing dominated much of the Baroque period and often featured the composer's prowess in writing overlapping melodies–much like the well-known piece "Row, Row, Row, Your Boat." This course will investigate Bach's genius in writing polyphonic works and will offer participants an introduction to the composer and his most famed collection of keyboard works, the Well-Tempered Clavier (WTC) Students are encouraged (but not required) to listen to the following in preparation for class: Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C minor (Book I of the WTC).  

  • Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Dr. Thomas M. Cimarusti is a Professor of Music History at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has lectured at various campuses across the country including Florida State University, Utah Valley University, and Texas Tech University. With an interest in 18th- and 19th-century music, Dr. Cimarusti has presented his research at conferences in Asia, Europe, and the USA on topics concerning Mozart, Beethoven, Italian opera, and chamber music. In 2018 he founded the Naples Center for Public Musicology, an organization which promotes community engagement through public lectures at retirement communities, Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, Artis-Naples, Opera Naples, and other community organizations. His current research interest concerns the musical culture of the Koreshan Unity.