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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician

By Christoph Wolff

Book information

Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Year
2000
ISBN
039304825X, 9780393048254
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
11 MB (11482830 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
599\621
Topic
Art Music
Time added
2013-08-13 11:06:17

Description

A landmark biography of Bach on the 250th anniversary of the composer's death, written by the leading Bach scholar of our age. Although we have heard the music of J. S. Bach in countless performances and recordings, the composer himself still comes across only as an enigmatic figure in a single familiar portrait. As we mark the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, author Christoph Wolff presents a new picture that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. This engaging new biography portrays Bach as the living, breathing, and sometimes imperfect human being that he was, while bringing to bear all the advances of the last half-century of Bach scholarship. Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between the composer's life and his music, showing how Bach's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. And throughout, we see Bach in the broader context of his time: its institutions, traditions, and influences. With this highly readable book, Wolff sets a new standard for Bach biography.

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