Johann Sebastian Bach

The Culmination of an Era
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-89567-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 404 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 910 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

When it was originally published in 1967, this study of J.S. Bach was the first important work on the composer in nearly a generation. The many discoveries about Bach’s life and music that occurred in the postwar years created the need for a new interpretative study incorporating this research and this was the only book which incorporated the vast amount of material uncovered since 1950, the bicentennial of Bach’s death. The volume begins with a brief biography and is followed by an analysis of each major type of composition: vocal, organ, keyboard and instrumental music. In each section the author examines thoroughly many Bach compositions and evaluates them in relation to the rest of the composer’s work, as well as in relation to the music of his contemporaries. More than 70 music examples enable the reader to understand how Bach worked, the manner in which his genius developed and grew, and to see outstanding excerpts from his music in various stages of completion. An interesting aspect of research methods is revealed through an explanation of the detective work which has been done regarding handwriting, paper and watermarks in the original sources.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Geiringer, Karl

Geiringer, Irene

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Geistliche Musik, Religiöse Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Sinfonische Musik & Ensembles

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The Life of Bach. Introduction: The Ancestors. 1. Apprenticeship 2. Years of Growth 3. The Great Organist 4. Court Conductor and Princely Friend 5. Thomas Cantor and Director Musices 6. Friends and Adversaries 7. Nearing the End. Conclusion: After 1750 Part 2: Bach’s Artistic Heritage Part 3: The Music of Bach 1. Works for Voices and Instruments 2. Works for Organ Solo 3. Works for Clavier Solo 4. Works for string and Wind Instruments; Concertos.

Über Autor(innen)

Karl Geiringer (1899-1989) was an Austrian-American musicologist, prolific author and Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara.