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13 hrs ago | PhillyBurbs.com

German exhibit examines Nazi influence on music

Richard Wagner is the classical composer most associated with the Nazis, but it was Johann Sebastian Bach whom the party dubbed "the most German of Germans" and whose music was played at rallies to stir up nationalist zeal.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, Classical, Bach, Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn,

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Niagara This Week

Mainly Mendelssohn

Atis Bankas, artistic director of Music Niagara, performs on his violin inside St.

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Related Topix: Classical, Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn, Bach, Wedding

Sun Jun 28, 2009

New Straits Times

Musicdivine

The Yin Qi Choir will be one of five choirs forming part of the 60-member choir singing the Mass in B Minor.

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Related Topix: Classical, Bach, World News, Malaysia,

Fri Jun 26, 2009

WKSU-FM Kent

State Senators says tax hikes are not the solution to closing the budget gap

And two well-known state senators say it will not include any sort of tax increase.

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Related Topix: Classical, Symphony, Arts, Electronic, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, Real Estate, Ohio

Mon Jun 22, 2009

XLR8R

Feature Inbox: Moderat

In this chapter of Inbox, XLR8R talks shop with two-thirds of Berlin-based techno unit, Moderat .

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Related Topix: Classical

Sun Jun 21, 2009

The Gazette

Musicians lend a hand to Postville residents

Peter Grau and Leslie Gibbons perform 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' by Johann Sebastian Bach during a benefit concert at the opera house in Elkader for Hispanic residents of Postville on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Postville, IA, Classical, Bach, Elkader, IA, Monona, IA

Fri Jun 19, 2009

LancasterOnline

Violin seizes spotlight at lively academy conce...

The music of the violin was the focus Thursday evening at the Pennsylvania Academy of Music.

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Related Topix: Classical

Wed Jun 17, 2009

All About Jazz

Tiempo Libre: Bach in Havana

This title provides a pun on the enclosed concept, through which Tiempo Libre, led by pianist and co-producer Jorge Gomez, connects the rhythms and melodies of Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz with the venerated melodies and harmonies of Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Related Topix: Classical, Bach

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Scientific Blogging

Lituus - Bach's Forgotten Horn Gets Recreated In The 21st Century

Generally acknowledged to be one of the greatest composers of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach was born in the German town of Eisenach in 1685 and produced over 1000 sacred and secular musical compositions.

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Related Topix: Classical, Bach, Computers

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Asbury Park Press

Flute choir puts on winning performance for seniors

The sound of flutes - clear and singular or joined in pleasing harmony - fills the small living room at Wayside Retirement Center in Ocean Township, inspiring enthusiastic applause from a half-dozen or so senior citizens.

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Related Topix: Monmouth County, NJ, Neptune, NJ, Classical, Bach, Neptune City, NJ, Symphony, Arts

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Victoria Advocate

Notes on a scandal: What you might not know about great composers

Originally published June 10, 2009 at 5:45 p.m., updated June 10, 2009 at 5:45 p.m. Victoria Bach Festival Schedule Today Musical Feast concert 7:30 p.m., Leo J. Welder Center $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students Friday New Young ... Victoria Bach Festival Schedule Today Musical Feast concert 7:30 p.m., Leo J. Welder Center $20 for ...

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Related Topix: Sex Scandal, Victoria Metro, Victoria, TX, Classical, Suicide

Mon Jun 08, 2009

WKSU-FM Kent

Auditor starts website to track Ohio's stimulus dollars

When news breaks - anywhere, anytime - BBC is there. Tuesday On WKSU 2 12:00 BBC World Service For over 70 years, BBC World Service has been the globe's most comprehensive source for news.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Classical, I Solisti Italiani, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Crosswalk

Grace Alone

Soli Deo gloria is the motto that grew out of the Protestant Reformation and was used on every composition by Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Related Topix: Classical

Tue Jun 02, 2009

Associated Content

How to Play Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring on the Violin

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is a famous cantata by German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Related Topix: Classical

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Tehran Times

'Lost' music instrument recreated

It is an unwieldy instrument with a limited tonal range that is hard to play. But played well, it gives Johann Sebastian Bach's motet a haunting feel that couldn't be reproduced by modern instruments.

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Related Topix: Classical, Bach, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis

Sat May 23, 2009

WKSU-FM Kent

Northeast Ohio exhibit shows concern over terrorism and torture is nothing new

In a typical week, the show will cover not only all the big news stories, but also the stories behind the stories, or some of the less crucial but equally intriguing things happening in the world.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Classical, Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Philipp Telemann, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Thu May 21, 2009

Gazette.Net

Renaissance man: Baltimore musician breaks new ground with old instrument

At age 13, Ronn McFarlane witnessed something that changed his life. "I heard a group of eighth-graders playing 'Wipeout,' the 55-year-old recalls.

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Related Topix: Classical, Bach, Folk, The Baltimore Consort

Tue May 19, 2009

Blairsville Dispatch

Downtown church offers organ recital

First Presbyterian Church will offer midday sustenance free of calories, sodium and cholesterol Thursday when its director of music Andrew Scanlon gives a free organ recital.

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Related Topix: Classical, Music, Entertainment

Mon May 18, 2009

Deutsche Welle

Exhibition highlights works of German composers in Nazi era

Germany is marking the 200th birthday of composer Felix Mendelssohn, an important figure in the revival of the music of Bach, with a first ever exhibition focusing on how the Nazis treated the two artists.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, Classical, Bach,

Sun May 17, 2009

KLRN-TV San Antonio

Bach to the Future

Kyla also enjoys classical trumpet music. The Colburn School Honors String Quartet, a California group composed of 16-year-old John Heffernan and 17-year-olds Akemi Leung, Rachel Li and Eunice Kim, rounds out the episode with a lively performance of the fourth movement Presto from Mendelssohn's String Quartet No.

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Related Topix: Classical, Bach, Palo Alto, CA

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