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The “Czech Bach”: Who Was Jan Dismas Zelenka?

By Robert Reilly|2023-10-26T18:57:08-05:00March 20th, 2017|Categories: Catholicism, J.S. Bach, Music|

J.S. Bach was among the few who recognized the genius of Jan Dismas Zelenka, a Czech composer who passed into total oblivion after his death. But in listening to Zelenka’s wondrous music, one can only deem the reason for his neglect a mystery. Suppose you were Bach, and no one noticed? Welcome to the early [...]

The Riddle of Bach’s “Lutheran” Mass

By Brantly C. Millegan|2021-08-26T09:48:47-05:00March 25th, 2016|Categories: Audio/Video, Catholicism, Christianity, J.S. Bach, Music, Religion|

Johann Sebastian Bach was a faithful Lutheran, which makes it all the more surprising that perhaps his greatest work was a musical setting of the Roman Catholic Mass in Latin. J. S. Bach is widely considered to be one of the history’s greatest musical composers. You’ve certainly heard his music before, and if you’ve taken [...]