Johann Sebastian Bach: Life and Work

By: Martin Geck and John Hargraves

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Synopsis: Geck (musicology, Dortmund U., Germany) provides a study of Johann Sebastian Bach's life and music. He traces the career path the composer followed, from his early education to role as Kapellmeister of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig and director of the collegium musicum. He then reserves half of the volume for an examination of Bach's music by genre, analyzing individual pieces and groups of vocal and instrumental works, and ends with brief discussions of specific topics such as Bach as a Christian, rhetoric and symbolism, proportion and numerical relations in his music, and theological research. The book has been translated from the German version by Hargraves (German language and literature, Yale U. and Connecticut College). Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 738 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780151006489
Publisher:: Harcourt Trade Publishers
Date of Addition:: 01/10/11
Copyrighted By:: John Hargraves
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Music
Submitted By:: Terry Gorman
Proofread By:: Terry Gorman
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.