Johann Sebastian Bach : the learned musician / Christoph Wolff
2000, Second Edition. Oxford : Oxford University. Very good copy in title-blocked leatherette over paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed with age. Remains well preserved overall. Item #469706
ISBN: 019816534X
Physical description; xvii, 599 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-554) and index. Contents; Prologue: Bach and the notion of "musical science" -- Springs of musical talent and lifelong influences: Eisenach, 1685-1695 -- Laying the foundations: Ohrdruf, 1695-1700 -- Bypassing a musical apprenticeship: from Luneburg to Weimar, 1700-1703 -- Building a reputation: organist in Arnstadt and Muhlhausen, 1703-1708 -- Exploring "every possible artistry": court organist and Cammer Musicus in Weimar, 1708-1714 -- Expanding musical horizons: concertmaster in Weimar, 1714-1717 -- Pursing "the musical contest for superiority": capellmeister in Cothen, 1717-1723 -- Redefining a venerable office: cantor and music director in Leipzig: the 1720s -- Musician and scholar: counterpoint of practice and theory -- Traversing conventional boundaries: special engagements: the 1730s -- A singing bird and carnations for the lady of the house: domestic and professional life -- Contemplating past, present, and future: the final decade: the 1740s -- Epilogue: Bach and the idea of "musical perfection." Subjects; Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750. Bach, Johann Sebastian. Composers Germany ; Biography. Composers. Music. History.
Price: €65.00