Oxford Composer Companion: J.S. Bach
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (855 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198662084 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 656 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Must have book on Bach" according to Amazon Customer. This book is a really a dictonary style reference book on all topics Bach. It contains a massive number of short articles on all topics relating to Bach. It is quite complete and it opens the door for further research into the topic by providing references to other sources that address the same . Breadth of subjects covered It provides a quickly consulted reference, giving great comfort to a musical and historical ignoramus by covering a wide range of material.
The book concludes with a family tree, a chronology of Bach's life, a list of his works, and a glossary of terms. Readers will find entries on the various genres that Bach worked in (including chorales, fantasia, sonata, concerto, missa), his many individual works (such as St. There are also entries on instruments (harpsichord, organ, clavier, and so on), Bach performance practice, stylistic influences on his work, and other biographical details. John's Passion, The Goldberg Variations, Brandenburg Concertos, Passacaglia, Well-Tempered Clavier, The Christmas Oratorio, and The Art of Fugue), places important to his career (such as Muhlhausen, Weimar, and Leipzig), and important contemporari
From Library Journal Organized alphabetically, this reference includes over 1000 entries by 28 scholars and performers on every conceivable subject even remotely relating to J.S. of Toronto Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Appendixes include a list of Bach's compositions (including BWV numbering, date of composition, scoring, first publication date, location of the autograph score, and page in the complete works publications), text incipits, chronologies of lives and compositions, a glossary of terms, a map of Bac