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A new-media collaboration between the Hinkle Charitable Foundation, Northern Arizona University, the University of Oregon, the Oregon Bach Festival, Ivory Classic and Linn Records. The site contains:

• Matthew Halls (harpsichord) and David Korevaar (piano) performances of the Goldberg Variations, courtesy of Linn Records and Ivory Classics respectively.

• Jeffrey Hall (synthesizer) performance of Bach's fourteen canon addendum to the Goldberg Variations.

• A photo-facsimile of the first edition (1741) of the Goldberg Variations courtesy of Yo Tomita at Queen's University, Belfast. This copy was once owned by Nicolaus Forkel, Bach's first biographer

• Bach's personal monogram as a color-filled teaching tool highlighting the styles, practices, genres, forms, and structure of the Goldberg, as well as brief descriptions of each variation.

• Over 60 cuepoints, linked to the score, with commentary on each variation by Matthew Halls and David Korevaar.

• Six essays on the structure and meaning of the Goldberg Variations by Tim Smith

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