BachOxford University Press, 2000 - 312 pagine The year 2000 has been declared a "Bach Year," marking the 250th anniversary of the great composer's death. Around the world, there will be major celebrations in honor of his astonishing body of work. This major biography of Bach, now completely revised and boasting 25% more material, is published to coincide with these events. In the new edition of this widely acclaimed study, biographical chapters alternate with commentary on the works, to demonstrate how the circumstances of Bach's life helped to shape the music he wrote at various periods. We follow Bach as he travels from Arnstadt and Muhlhausen to Weimar, Cothen, and finally Leipzig, these journeys alternating with insightful discussions of the great composer's organ and orchestral compositions. As well as presenting a rounded picture of Bach, his music, and his posthumous reputation and influence, Malcolm Boyd considers the sometimes controversial topics of "parody" and arrangement, number symbolism, and the style and meaning of Bach's late works. Recent theories on the constitution of Bach's performing forces at Leipzig are also present. The text and the appendixes (which include a chronology, personalia, bibliography, and a complete catalogue of Bach's works) have been thoroughly revised to take account of the research undertaken by Bach scholars, including the gold mine of new information recently uncovered in the former USSR. An authoritative account of the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach, this volume will be essential reading for everyone interested in the classical composers. |
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Backgroundand Early Years 16851703 | xix |
Arnstadt Muhlbausen 17038 | 13 |
Weimar 170817 | 31 |
Organ Music | 42 |
Chorale Settings | 45 |
Preludes and Fugues | 56 |
Miscellaneous Organ Works | 62 |
Cothen 171723 | 66 |
Passions | 148 |
Leipzig 173041 | 157 |
Parodies and Pubhcations | 172 |
Oratorios and Masses | 174 |
Harpsichord Concertos | 187 |
The ClavierUbung | 189 |
Leipzig 174250 | 197 |
Canons and Counterpoints | 206 |
Orchestral Instrumental and Keyboard Music | 76 |
Orchestral Suites | 87 |
Instrumental Works | 90 |
Keyboard Works | 97 |
Leipzig 172330 | 106 |
Music for the Leipzig Liturgy | 118 |
Cantatas | 119 |
Motets and Magnificat | 145 |
The Bach Heritage | 224 |
APPENDIX | 243 |
List of Workds | 251 |
Personalia | 279 |
Select Bibliography | 291 |
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