Bach at School: Toccatas 3
Anhad Arora (harpsichord) | Henrik Persson (viola da gamba) | George Clifford (violin)
J.S Bach taught at the Thomasschule in Leipzig, where music was not just a practical exercise but part of the Liberal Arts canon, consisting of the ‘trivium’ (grammar, logic, rhetoric) and the ‘quadrivium’ (astronomy, arithmetic, geometry, and music). The final talk explores how Bach’s musical rhetoric is shaped by this academic approach and influences his choice of texts, topics, and genres.
Programme:
Toccata in D major BWV 912
Violin Sonata in G major BWV 1021
Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV 1029
Toccata in G major BWV 916
Programme:
Toccata in D major BWV 912
Violin Sonata in G major BWV 1021
Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV 1029
Toccata in G major BWV 916
Sat, 19 Jul 2025
Mansfield College Chapel, Oxford
2:30pm
£15 | £5 students | £0 u18s
Full Event Details
J.S Bach taught at the Thomasschule in Leipzig, where music was not just a practical exercise but part of the Liberal Arts canon, consisting of the ‘trivium’ (grammar, logic, rhetoric) and the ‘quadrivium’ (astronomy, arithmetic, geometry, and music). The final talk explores how Bach’s musical rhetoric is shaped by this academic approach and influences his choice of texts, topics, and genres.
Programme:
Toccata in D major BWV 912
Violin Sonata in G major BWV 1021
Gamba Sonata in G minor BWV 1029
Toccata in G major BWV 916
Venue Details & Map
Location
Mansfield College Chapel, Oxford
Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TF
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