Hommage à J.S.Bach
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Hommage à J.S.Bach is the first record of the Slovak
art rock
band Collegium Musicum
. The music composed by organist
Marián Varga
is based on theme from Johann Sebastian Bach
's Sarabande con Partite in C major (BWV 990).
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
art rock
Art rock
Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, with influences from art, avant-garde, and classical music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Influenced by the work of The Beatles, most notably their Sgt...
band Collegium Musicum
Collegium Musicum (Marián Varga)
Collegium Musicum is a Slovak art rock band formed by Marián Varga in Czechoslovakia in late 1969.-Discography:* 1970 Collegium Musicum* 1970 EP Hommage à J.S.Bach/Ulica plná plášťov do dažďa* 1971 Konvergencie* 1973 Live...
. The music composed by organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
Marián Varga
Marián Varga
Marián Varga is a Slovak musician, composer and organ player.-Biography:He has played piano since the age of six. He studied piano and composition at the conservatory in Bratislava. He left the conservatory after three years to become a member of the group Prúdy, and contributed to the legendary...
is based on theme from Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
's Sarabande con Partite in C major (BWV 990).