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BACH motif
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In music, the BACH motif is a succession of notes important or characteristic to a piece, which consists of the notes B♭, A, C, B♮:
"b–a–c–h is beginning and end of all music" (Max Reger 1912)
"b–a–c–h is beginning and end of all music" (Max Reger 1912)
Excerpt of the Tristis est anima mea motet attributed to Kuhnau (F minor)
Excerpt of the Tristis est anima mea motet attributed to Kuhnau (F minor)
Bach's E minor arrangement of the same passage: B–A–C–H appears in the alto voice
Bach's E minor arrangement of the same passage: B–A–C–H appears in the alto voice
B–A–C–H (and its inversion) in the last bars of the Augmentation Canon of BWV 769
B–A–C–H (and its inversion) in the last bars of the Augmentation Canon of BWV 769
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg
BACH motif
…piece, which consists of the notes B♭, A, C, B♮: In German musical nomenclature, in which the note B natural is named H and the B flat named B, it forms Johann Sebastian Bach's family name. One of the most frequently occurring examples of a musical cryptogram, the motif has been used by countless composers, especially after…
1748 portrait of Bach holding a copy of the canon BWV 1076
1748 portrait of Bach holding a copy of the canon BWV 1076
Johann Ambrosius Bach, 1685, Bach's father. Painting attributed to Johann David Herlicius [de]
Johann Ambrosius Bach, 1685, Bach's father. Painting attributed to Johann David Herlicius [de]
Current version of the Wender organ in the Bach Church, Arnstadt.
Current version of the Wender organ in the Bach Church, Arnstadt.
Organ of the St Paul's Church in Leipzig, tested by Bach in 1717
Organ of the St Paul's Church in Leipzig, tested by Bach in 1717