Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment: The Beauty Of Mathematics
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The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) teams up with the Institute of Physics and the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford to explore Bach’s cosmic music in their stimulating Sunday-morning service combining a scientific talk and a performance of a Bach cantata.
The Music
This is one of Bach’s first cantatas, written when he was in his early twenties for a friend’s wedding. It features a striking soprano aria, and an overall theme of ‘partnership’, with two factions of instruments uniting to become one.
The Science
You’ve heard that some people find mathematics as beautiful as Bach’s music, but you’re not really sure why. Dr Vicky Neale is here to convince you it is.
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
The OAE plays on period instruments aiming to recreate the sounds and styles of performance that would have been familiar to composers in their own…
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Dr Vicky Neale
Kings Place
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Kings Place
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