Few melodies are as recognizable as "Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring ." Ii carries a small paradox: Johann Sebastian Bach's most famous piece of music is perhaps the least "his" of all.The melody of the hymn is not by Bach; the lyrics are not by Bach; nor is the title by which it became famous. And yet, there is something profoundly Bachian about it. In this post we will dismantle this small puzzle of authorship and follow the work from its origin, in the cantata Herz und Mund u

Understand how Johann Sebastian Bach’s admission to the Mizler Society in 1747 gave rise to his most famous portrait. Learn more about the “science of music” and the presentation of the Canonical Variations. Published on the Bach Society Brasil blog, a guide to the Baroque written by specialists in the field.