J S Bach

Malcolm Boyd (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0198606206 / ISBN 13: 9780198606208

Edité par Oxford University Press, 2003

Cover a bit scuffed and marked. Pages unmarked and uncreased. All in all, in good shape. Publisher's note: "Want to know everything about Bach and his music but are afraid to look? Fear no longer. In this impressive first volume of a new series from Oxford University Press, music researchers and aficionados alike will find information on every imaginable topic relating to Bach. Detailed, technical, and authoritative, over 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries cover Bach's life, family, pupils, and patrons as well as musical and technical terms. The lengthier essays cover his major works, compositions, recordings, and impact on various musical traditions. Current Bach festivals are also noted. The text is enriched with illustrations of Bach, his family tree, and manuscripts. An extremely useful annotated list of Bach's compositions by category and title completes the volume. This compilation is destined to be a standard source for years to come."--"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA. Size: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm. xxv, 626 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Reference; Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 -- Dictionaries; Genre; Dictionaries; Genre; Dictionaries; ISBN: 0198606206. ISBN/EAN: 9780198606208. Add. Inventory No: 250201RE3127. N° de réf. du vendeur 250201RE3127

Synopsis :

This Composer Companion is a unique and definitive guide to the life, music, and legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach. Now available in paperback, it will be an invaluable resource for scholars, students, performers, and all Bach and Baroque-music enthusiasts. With more than 900 entries, arranged in A-Z order for ease of reference, supplemented by illustrations and music examples, and written by more than 40 distinguished contributors, it brings together an unparalleled range of information on one of the greatest composers who has ever lived. It offers detailed information about Bach's life - his family, friends, colleagues, and pupils, his career as a performer, teacher, and composer - and about the historical, cultural, religious, and musical context in which he worked. Individual works are treated at length, as are the genres and conventions from which they grew, and scoring, instrumentation, and performance practice from Bach's day to the present. It also covers the impact Bach's music has had since his death - his growing reputation, famous interpreters of his music, the composers who have been influenced by him, and the festivals devoted to him. The main alphabetical text is supplemented by a map, a family tree, a chronology, a list of works, opening lines of vocal works, and a glossary of specialist terms.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : J S Bach
Éditeur : Oxford University Press
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : Softcover
Etat : Good