Bach the Composer

Learn about Bach, Schumann & Rakhmaninov using Online Video

Trace the lives and careers of Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann, and Sergey Rakhmaninov. Use our 3 online video titles to trace the lives and music of the German organist and composer Johann Sebastian Bach; the German composer Robert Schumann; and the Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Sergey Rakhmaninov. Uncover the influences that shaped Bach's baroque masterpieces, Schumann's pastoral compositions, and Rakhmaninov's romantic melodies.

Learning Objectives:

• Trace the lives and musical careers of three of the world's greatest composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann, and Sergey Rakhmaninov.
• Listen to excerpts from major works by these composers, and perceive how their childhoods and musical training, and the respective cultures in which they lived, influenced their work.
• Explore the events that shaped Bach's baroque masterpieces, Schumann's pastoral compositions, and Rakhmaninov's romantic melodies.
• Understand the lasting contributions made to the history of music by the German organist and composer Johann Sebastian Bach; the German composer Robert Schumann; and the Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Sergey Rakhmaninov.
• Name these composers' major works, and gain an appreciation of classical music

• Music > Great Composers > Bach Schumann Rakhmaninov
• Johann Sebastian Bach (Runtime: 13:14)
• Robert Schumann (Runtime: 17:55)
• Sergey Vassilievich Rakhmaninov (Runtime: 18:24)