High Caliber Culture
Bach was born on this date in 1685, and Leipzig is a good place to celebrate. The location of Bach’s last post where he spent his last 27 years, Leipzig is described as “a city devoted to letters, song, and the coffee bean.” Bach made his own contribution to Leipzig’s coffee craze as the YouTube video shows.
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Professor Carol now offers a complete self-study course covering 300 years of music.
This romp through music history (and many other historical topics) combines 13 hours of DVD video with a 3-disc listening set from Naxos and a 236-page course book.
From the birth of opera to the Leipzig coffeehouses frequented by Bach and Schumann, from the Orthodox cathedrals of Moscow to Tin Pan Alley, from scientific discoveries to bloody revolutions, spooky dramas and shoe styles, Carol chronicles it all with her unique commentary.
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