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  • Interview with “en blanc et noir” (Michael Koch)

    First Published: June 2021 Michael Koch is the owner of en blanc et noir on YouTube. Here is a short biographical excerpt in his own words, followed by a lengthy written interview: Michael: I’m teaching at the Musikhochschule Detmold (Theory / Listening + Eartraining) and Folkwang Universität der Künste Essen (Theory). I studied musicology, german…

  • An In-depth Harmonic Analysis of Bach’s Prelude in C (BWV 846)

    Version: 1.0.2 (9/8/21) Introduction Today, I want to offer an in-depth harmonic analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous first prelude in C, BWV 846, from Book 1 of his Well-Tempered Clavier. There are many harmonic analyses available on YouTube but I would like to offer an analysis that is quite different, based on my study…

  • An In-Depth Harmonic Analysis of Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 114)

    Version: 1.0.0 (Oct 14, 2022) Today, I want to offer an in-depth harmonic analysis of Christian Petzold’s famous first prelude in C, BWV Anh. 114, from Anna Magdalena’s notebook. Originally thought to be composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, later scholarship corrected the attribution and it is now confirmed to be one of the few extant…