Simon Thomas Jacobs_Bach_Komm, Gott, Schopfer, Heiliger Geist

Matthew Buller

Appointed lecturer in sacred music for the 2024–2025 academic year

The complete trio sonatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, BWV 525–530

What is rhythm? That question has recurred to me as I have thought about and written about rhythm over the last few months. This is a prime example of putting the cart before the horse. After all, how have I been thinking about rhythm without first sorting out what it is? But there is no one answer to this very fundamental question, and we all work with rhythm without having established a clear definition.