The worlds of Johann Sebastian Bach
2009, 1st edition. New York : Amadeus Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #389282
ISBN: 1574671669
Physical description: xv, 344 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. Notes: "An Aston Magna Academy book." Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-320) and indexes. Contents: Introduction, The legacies of J.S. Bach -- The context for Bach. The historical setting : politics and patronage / Norman Rich ; Religion and religious currents / Robin A. Leaver ; Architectural settings / Christian F. Otto ; Musician-novels of the German baroque / Stephen Rose ; Leipzig : the cradle of German acting / Simon Williams ; Courtly, social, and theatrical dance / Meredith Little -- Bach in context. Bach and Luther / Robert L. Marshall -- Bach and the lure of the big city / George B. Stauffer -- Bach in Leipzig / Christoph Wolff -- Afterword, Bach in the early twenty-first century / Hans-Joachim Schulze. Subjects: Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750; Criticism and interpretation; Composers; Germany ; Biography; Music; Music History.
Price: €30.00