Bach’s Invention: The Divine Trickery of J.S. Bach

Professor Milton Mermikides

Music

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Date: Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024

Time: 18:00

Type: Lecture

Location: Old Street, London

Venue: LSO St Luke's

Topics: Music Performance Maths

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Worlds of Music

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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 lecture explores Bach’s ingenious trickery. Unravelling this thread enhances an appreciation – and sense of humanity and playfulness – to his transcendent music.

Professor Milton Mermikides

Professor of Music

Milton Mermikides is a composer, guitarist, technologist, academic and educator in a wide range of musical styles and has collaborated with artists and scientists as...

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