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'''Johann Sebastian Bach''' (1685โ1750) was a [[Germany|German]] composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist during the Baroque period. |
'''Johann Sebastian Bach''' (1685โ1750) was a [[Germany|German]] composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist during the Baroque period. |
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+ | * [[Rowlf the Dog]] plays Bach's "[[Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring]]" on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' in the UK spot for [[Episode 514: Mac Davis|episode 514]]. |
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+ | * A ''Sesame Street'' film about rain {{first|0149}} uses the Largo movement from Bach's "Concerto for Harpsichord in f minor, BWV 1056." |
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+ | * The opening section of "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" is used over exterior shots of [[Count von Count's castle]] in [[Count von Count Sketches: Castle#countingschool|a season 30 sketch]]. That composition was also used in the [[Sesame_Place_stage_shows#Countdown_to_Halloween_.282005-2013.29|''Countdown to Halloween'' stage show]], and The Count plays a brief portion of the composition on his pipe organ in ''[[Trick or Treat with Sesame Street]]''. |
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+ | * When [[Zoe]] learns about the Lamberena with [[Lorena and Lorna Feijรณo]], the first piece of music played when the twin sisters start to dance is Bach's Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006, Preludio. {{first|4186}} |
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+ | * [[Yo-Yo Ma]] appears by himself in [[the yard]] and plays the first Menuett from Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007. {{first|2210}} |
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+ | * In the ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' episode "[[Episode 113: Music to My Ears|Music to My Ears]]", [[Bear]] listens to the "Air" movement of Bach's "Orchestral Suite No. 3" on the radio. |
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+ | * A snippet of the "Toccata and Fugue" is heard during "[[Life Hereafter]]" in ''[[Muppets Haunted Mansion]]''. |
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+ | * In the ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' episode "[[Episode 109: Close Encounters of the Frog Kind|Close Encounters of the Frog Kind]]" during the song "[[Practice Makes Perfect (song)|Practice Makes Perfect]]," [[Baby Piggy]] sings about "[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]], [[Brahms' Lullaby|Brahms]], and Bach," with [[Baby Scooter]], [[Baby Gonzo]], and [[Baby Fozzie]] popping up, "wearing" the composers' busts as their heads. |
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+ | * The theme song for the ''Sesame Street'' segment "[[Alphabet Chat]]" features the alphabet sung to Bach's Fugue No. 2 in c minor, BWV 847 from ''The Well-Tempered Klavier''. |
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+ | * In a ''[[Pretty Great Performances]]'' segment, [[James Galway]] and the All-Animal Music Chamber Ensemble perform a tune by Johann Sebastian Fox, a spoof of Bach. |
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+ | * "Minuet in G major" is often misattributed as a Bach composition, but has since been named one by German composer Christian Petzold. Despite this, the piece has been referred to as a Bach composition by [[Prairie Dawn]] in a sketch where she and [[Elmo]] play a duet of the piece {{first|2988}}. [[Gordon]] also acknowledges Bach as composer when he performs the tune on the flute in [[Episode 3803]]. |
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+ | * In a ''Sesame Street'' celebrity skit with [[Itzhak Perlman]] at Grouch Symphony Hall, his name is parodied as "Johann Sebastian Blech." {{first|1658}} |
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โ | In a UK spot of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', aired with [[Episode 514: Mac Davis|episode 514]], [[Rowlf the Dog]] plays Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," but gets interrupted by [[Beauregard]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 30 March 2023
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685โ1750) was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist during the Baroque period.
Covers
- Rowlf the Dog plays Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" on The Muppet Show in the UK spot for episode 514.
- A season one film insert on Sesame Street uses his composition "Gavotte," as performed by the Swingle Singers, during a film about cleaning. (First: Episode 0001)
- A Sesame Street film about rain (First: Episode 0149) uses the Largo movement from Bach's "Concerto for Harpsichord in f minor, BWV 1056."
- The opening section of "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" is used over exterior shots of Count von Count's castle in a season 30 sketch. That composition was also used in the Countdown to Halloween stage show, and The Count plays a brief portion of the composition on his pipe organ in Trick or Treat with Sesame Street.
- When Zoe learns about the Lamberena with Lorena and Lorna Feijรณo, the first piece of music played when the twin sisters start to dance is Bach's Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006, Preludio. (First: Episode 4186)
- Yo-Yo Ma appears by himself in the yard and plays the first Menuett from Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007. (First: Episode 2210)
- In the Bear in the Big Blue House episode "Music to My Ears", Bear listens to the "Air" movement of Bach's "Orchestral Suite No. 3" on the radio.
- A snippet of the "Toccata and Fugue" is heard during "Life Hereafter" in Muppets Haunted Mansion.
References
- In the Muppet Babies episode "Close Encounters of the Frog Kind" during the song "Practice Makes Perfect," Baby Piggy sings about "Beethoven, Brahms, and Bach," with Baby Scooter, Baby Gonzo, and Baby Fozzie popping up, "wearing" the composers' busts as their heads.
- The theme song for the Sesame Street segment "Alphabet Chat" features the alphabet sung to Bach's Fugue No. 2 in c minor, BWV 847 from The Well-Tempered Klavier.
- In a Pretty Great Performances segment, James Galway and the All-Animal Music Chamber Ensemble perform a tune by Johann Sebastian Fox, a spoof of Bach.
- "Minuet in G major" is often misattributed as a Bach composition, but has since been named one by German composer Christian Petzold. Despite this, the piece has been referred to as a Bach composition by Prairie Dawn in a sketch where she and Elmo play a duet of the piece (First: Episode 2988). Gordon also acknowledges Bach as composer when he performs the tune on the flute in Episode 3803.
- In a Sesame Street celebrity skit with Itzhak Perlman at Grouch Symphony Hall, his name is parodied as "Johann Sebastian Blech." (First: Episode 1658)