Bach’s Invention: The Divine Trickery of J S Bach
Gresham College Lectures
LSO St Luke's
Wednesday 23 October 2024 • 6pm
Book TicketsProfessor Milton Mermikides speaker
Tickets
Free tickets, pre-booking necessary
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Behind the sublime precision and expressive power of Bach’s music lies a mischievous spirit.
From puzzle canons (where the performer must solve a riddle to reach the score), melodies that run upside-down and backwards against themselves, hidden symbols, endless loops, to the embedding of numbers and names into the music, this free lecture explores Bach’s ingenious trickery. Unravelling this thread enhances an appreciation – and sense of humanity and playfulness – to his transcendent music.
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Part of the City Festival of Music, Invention and Knowledge
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