Perhaps the most celebrated composer who wrote for the harpsichord was J. S. Bach ( 1685 – 1750 ), whose solo works ( for instance, the Well-Tempered Clavier and the Goldberg Variations ), continue to be performed very widely, often on the piano.

* 1741: Goldberg Variations for harpsichord published by Bach

She translated this novel into English as The Goldberg Variations ( 1996 ).

* The Goldberg Variations ( 1996 )

Title page of the Goldberg Variations ( first edition )

The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, is a work for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations.

The Variations are named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may have been the first performer.

Rather unusually for Bach's works, the Goldberg Variations were published in his own lifetime, in 1741.

Peter Williams opines in Bach: The Goldberg Variations that this is not the theme at all, but actually the first variation ( a view emphasising the idea of the work as a chaconne rather than a piece in true variation form ).

As with all canons of the Goldberg Variations ( except the 27th variation, canon at the ninth ), there is a supporting bass line here.

In 1974, when scholars discovered Bach's own copy of the first printing of the Goldberg Variations, they noted that over this variation Bach had added the heading al tempo di Giga.

In making his 1981 re-recording of the Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould considered playing this variation at a slower tempo, in keeping with the tempo of the preceding variation ( Variation 16 ), but ultimately decided not to because " Variation 17 is one of those rather skittish, slightly empty-headed collections of scales and arpeggios which Bach indulged when he wasn ’ t writing sober and proper things like fugues and canons, and it just seemed to me that there wasn't enough substance to it to warrant such a methodical, deliberate, Germanic tempo.

Commenting on the structure of the canons of the Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould cited this variation as the extreme example of " deliberate duality of motivic emphasis [...] the canonic voices are called upon to sustain the passacaille role which is capriciously abandoned by the bass.

Wanda Landowska famously described this variation as " the black pearl " of the Goldberg Variations.

It was found in 1974, in Strasbourg ( Alsace, France ), forming an appendix to Bach's personal printed edition of the Goldberg Variations.

* Werner Schweer The Goldberg Variations, MuseScore Edition created for the Open Goldberg Variations Project and released as public domain.

* Goldberg Variations discography

Edition of the Goldberg Variations.

Bach: The Goldberg Variations.

* Goldberg Variations BWV 988 / 1087, Oregon Bach Festival

* The Goldberg Variations made new-Review of Glenn Gould's and Simone Dinnerstein's renditions

The external analyses of the Testimonium have even used computer-based methods, e. g. the matching of the text of the Testimonium with the Gospel of Luke performed by Gary Goldberg in 1995.

Predating Goldberg, the corresponding term in the UK was, and still is, " Heath Robinson ", after the English illustrator with an equal devotion to odd machinery ( although Heath Robinson's creations did not have the same emphasis on the sequential or chain reaction element ).

Past performers and attendees have included Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Nell Carter, Sandi Patty, Kathie Lee Gifford, Kathy Ireland, Brad Paisley, Brooks and Dunn, Ray Romano, Tony Danza, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Whoopi Goldberg, Brad Garrett, and Prince Edward.

Scholar Hillel Goldberg and others have described Salanter as a " psychologist " as well as a moralist.

Senior Rabbis have included: Israel Mattuck ( from 1912 ), Leslie Edgar ( initially as assistant-1931 ), John D. Rayner ( initially as assistant 1957 ), David Goldberg ( 1989 ), Alexandra Wright ( 2004 )

* In an episode of " iCarly ", Spencer, older brother to the title character, invented an elaborate Goldberg like machine to feed the fish they had, only to have pointed out to him that he would then have to set the whole thing back up every day and that it would just be easier to remember to feed the fish, causing him to return the fish to the pet store.

Notable recent contributors to the magazine and blog have included Michelle Goldberg, Harold Meyerson, Robert Kuttner and Matt Yglesias.

Windsor's ruins have appeared in several motion pictures including Raintree County ( 1957 ) starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift and most recently in the movie Ghosts of Mississippi with Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin and James Woods.

However, Emanuel Goldberg is also alleged to have been the inventor of the modern technique,

The second attempt, also by Renwick, was for Whoopi Goldberg and would have included Alan Davies.

Both of his world title reigns were represented by the Big Gold Belt: Benoit is one of four men to have held the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and WWE, alongside Bill Goldberg, Booker T and Big Show.

The unions representing state workers was able to, in the 11th hour, have a restraining order issued by Supreme Court Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg with a full court hearing on the matter to occur on September 12.

The night before, Goldberg was entered in the Royal Rumble match, only to have Lesnar ( who, as the reigning WWE Champion, was not entered into the match ) interfered, causing Goldberg to be eliminated by Kurt Angle.

As of 2011, Goldberg was the last Supreme Court justice to have served in the United States Cabinet.

Goldberg wrote in his memoirs that he resigned in order to have influence in keeping the peace in Vietnam and that after the crisis had passed he expected he would be reappointed to the Supreme Court by Johnson.

" He suggests that " Johnson must have had some influence over Goldberg that induced him resign from the Supreme Court.

Goldberg's role as the UN ambassador during the Six-Day War may have been the reason why Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, also wanted to assassinate Goldberg.

Goldberg's main event match with Hogan on the July 6, 1998 edition of Nitro from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta won the ratings battle from WWF for the week, but some observers ( including Vince McMahon ) felt that WCW could have made millions if they saved the Goldberg / Hogan match for an eventual pay-per-view event.

Although it has never been the majority view, some have argued that the Ninth Amendment ( addressing unenumerated rights ) could be used as a source of fundamental judicially enforceable rights, including a general right to privacy, as discussed by Justice Goldberg concurring in Griswold.

Although it has never been the majority view, some have argued that the Ninth Amendment ( addressing unenumerated rights ) could be used as a source of fundamental judicially enforceable rights, including a general right to privacy, as discussed by Justice Goldberg concurring in Griswold.

Phillips's criticisms of liberal Jews who disagree with her positions on Israel have been condemned by Jewish writers such as Jonathan Freedland, Alan Dershowitz, and Rabbi David Goldberg.