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Title:
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
THE LEARNED MUSICIAN |
By: |
Christoph Wolff |
Format: |
Hardback |

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£120.00 |
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£105.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
019816534X |
ISBN 13: |
9780198165347 |
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Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
1 March, 2000 |
Pages: |
616 |
Description: |
Published to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death, this landmark biography by the leading Bach scholar presents a new picture of the composer that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. Throughout, Christoph Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. |
Synopsis: |
Although we have heard of 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 and leading Bach scholar, here 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 a 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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frontispiece, text illustrations, 1 map, music examples |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
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