Despite international condemnation and threats to cut off emergency supplies of choir boys, Bach went ahead with his double leading-tone launch using forbidden parallel octave technology.
BWV 232, XIV. Patrem omnipotentem

Despite international condemnation and threats to cut off emergency supplies of choir boys, Bach went ahead with his double leading-tone launch using forbidden parallel octave technology.

BWV 232, XIV. Patrem omnipotentem

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Parallel octaves in the Christmas Oratorio. Bach - just subversive, or secretly the antichrist? Happy holidays!
BWV 248, XIX. Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh’

Parallel octaves in the Christmas Oratorio. Bach - just subversive, or secretly the antichrist? Happy holidays!

BWV 248, XIX. Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh’

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