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J.S. Bach -

Author : Albert Schweitzer
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781447485346

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J.S. Bach - by Albert Schweitzer Pdf

A fantastic little book about Bach and the musical climate before and during his life, with a look at his continuing influence in music. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

J.S. Bach -

Author : Albert Schweitzer
Publisher : READ BOOKS
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1443723789

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J.S. Bach - by Albert Schweitzer Pdf

J. S. BACH by ALBERT SCHWEITZER. TRANSLATORS FOREWORD: Within the last few years Bach research has made a notable advance. Among the books that have contributed to this progress, that of Dr, Albert Schweitzer takes a leading place. It is equally valuable on the xsthetic and the practical sides its convincing demonstration of the pictorial bent of Bachs mind must necessarily lead to a reconsideration not only of the older view of Bach as a mainly abstract musician, but of the aesthetics of music in general while the chapters on the right manner of per forming Bachs works throw many a new light on this obscure subject. Most of all are correct ideas on this latter point invaluable now, when Bach is beginning, as one hopes, to win his due popularity among not only musicians but music lovers as a whole, The present translation has been made from the German version of Dr, Schweitzers book 1908, which is itself a greatly expanded version of a French original published in 1905, The text, however, has been largely altered and added to at Dr. Schweitzers request. The English edition is thus fuller and more correct even than the German. Like most other translators I have found it convenient - and indeed necessary to preserve the word clavier to cover all the seventeenth and eighteenth century instru ments the harpsichord, clavichord, clavicembalo, c of the type now represented by the pianoforte. For the benefit of the English reader I have given all the references to Spittas Life of Bach in the correspond ing pages of the English edition of that book, published by Messrs. Novello Co. The index to the German original of Dr. Schweitzers book being hardly adequate, I have prepared a fuller one of my own, which I hope will increase the usefulness of the volumes. ERNEST NEWMAN. PREFACE TO THE GERMAN EDITION: In the autumn of 1893 a young Alsatian presented himself to me and asked if he could play something on the organ to me, Play what I asked. Bach, of course, was his reply. In the following years he returned regularly for longer or shorter periods, in order to habilitate himself as they used to say in Bachs day in organ playing - under my guidance, One day in 1899, when we were going through the chorale preludes, I confessed to him that a good deal in these compositions was enigmatic to me, Bachs musical logic in the preludes and fugues, I said, is quite simple and clear but it becomes cloudy as soon as he takes up a chorale melody. Why these sometimes almost excessively abrupt antitheses of feeling Why does he add contrapuntal motives to a chorale melody that have often no relation to the mood of the melody Why all these incomprehen sible things in the plan and the working-out of these fan tasias The more I study them the less I understand them . Naturally, said my pupil, many things in the chorales must seem obscure to you, for the reason that they are only explicable by the texts pertaining to them. I showed him the movements that had ptmlecl me the most he translated the poems into French for me iroiu memory. The mysteries were all solved. During the next few afternoons we played through the whole of the chorale preludes. While Schweitzer for he was the pupil explained them to me one after the other, 1 made the acquaintance of a Bach of whose existence I had previously had only the dimmest suspicion, In a flash it became clear to me that the cantor, of St. Thomass was much more than an incomparable contrapuntist to whom I had formerly looked up as one gazes up at a colossal statue, and that his work exhibits an unparalleled desire, and capacity for expressing poetic ideas and for bringing word and tone into unity. Preface to the German Edition 1908...

J. S. Bach

Author : Peter Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781139461191

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J. S. Bach by Peter Williams Pdf

Peter Williams approaches afresh the life and music of arguably the most studied of all composers, interpreting both Bach's life by deconstructing his original obituary in the light of more recent information and his music by evaluating his priorities and irrepressible creative energy. How, even though belonging to musical families on both his parents' sides, did he come to possess so bewitching a sense of rhythm and melody and a mastery of harmony that established nothing less than a norm in Western culture? In considering that the works of a composer are his biography, the book's title A Life in Music means both a life spent making music and one revealed in the music as we know it. A distinguished scholar and performer, Williams re-examines Bach's life as an orphan and family man, as an extraordinarily gifted composer and player and as an ambitious artist who never suffered fools gladly.

The Organ Music of J. S. Bach: Volume 1, Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasias, Fugues, Sonatas, Concertos and Miscellaneous Pieces (BWV 525-598, 802-805 etc)

Author : Peter Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1985-02-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521270782

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The Organ Music of J. S. Bach: Volume 1, Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasias, Fugues, Sonatas, Concertos and Miscellaneous Pieces (BWV 525-598, 802-805 etc) by Peter Williams Pdf

These paperback editions makes Peter Williams's influential scholarship available to a wider field of readers, including those with an interest in the ever-expanding discussions of original instrumentation and its implications for modern performance. Professor Williams examines Bach's organ works piece-by-piece, reconstructing for the present-day performer and listener the original context of the work. Form and style are analysed, with abundant musical examples and frequent allusions to the views of other commentators. Each volume contains a preface, calendar, lists of musical sources and references, and an index.

The Well-Tempered Clavier

Author : Johann Sebastian Bach,Donald Francis Tovey,Eric Wen
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486493718

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The Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach,Donald Francis Tovey,Eric Wen Pdf

This edition of Volume I of Bach's highly influential keyboard work features Sir Donald Francis Tovey's classic analyses of 24 preludes and 24 fugues, including suggestions for performance. A scholarly reference by a world-famous musicologist and Bach expert, this legendary, long-out-of-print version also contains Harold Samuel's fingerings for all pieces.

Johann Sebastian Bach His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany 1685 To1750

Author : Philipp Spitta,Novello and Company,The H W Gray Company
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1017163642

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Johann Sebastian Bach His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany 1685 To1750 by Philipp Spitta,Novello and Company,The H W Gray Company Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Volume I

Author : Johann Sebastian Bach,Willard A. Palmer
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457418282

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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Volume I by Johann Sebastian Bach,Willard A. Palmer Pdf

A most impressive 220-page edition of the first volume of "The Well-Tempered Clavier," these 24 preludes and 24 fugues were painstakingly researched over a period of 10 years, using the most important original manuscript sources. Baroque scholar Willard A. Palmer's thorough introduction discusses fugal construction, articulation and other aspects of performance interpretation. Volume I of "The Well-Tempered Clavier" has been updated with a new "look" to match Volume II. This essential masterpiece is a "must-have" for all pianists.

Complete Organ Works, Volume IV

Author : Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999-12-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457471833

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Complete Organ Works, Volume IV by Johann Sebastian Bach Pdf

Four Preludes and Fugues, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Four Fugues, Canzona in D Minor, Fantasia in G and C, Praeludium, Trio in D Minor

J.S. Bach

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:500150243

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The True Life Of J.S. Bach

Author : Klaus Eidam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001-07-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110173320

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The True Life Of J.S. Bach by Klaus Eidam Pdf

In this new biography, Eidam brings the icon of baroque music into focus as never before. Through painstaking research and careful evaluation of existing documents, he debunks a number of myths that have surrounded Bach in the 250 years since his death. Illustrations.

The Well-tempered Clavier

Author : Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:164738204

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The Well-tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach Pdf

Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J. S. Bach

Author : Mark A. Peters,Reginald L. Sanders
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781498554961

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Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J. S. Bach by Mark A. Peters,Reginald L. Sanders Pdf

Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J. S. Bach collects seventeen essays by leading Bach scholars. The essays explore Bach’s sacred vocal music from the perspectives of historical theology, music analysis, the study of parody procedures, and reception history.

The Well-Tempered Clavier

Author : Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher : G Schirmer Incorporated
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 1617740799

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Piano Method

Rethinking J.S. Bach’s Musical Offering

Author : Anatoly Milka
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781527541016

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Rethinking J.S. Bach’s Musical Offering by Anatoly Milka Pdf

J.S. Bach’s Musical Offering is a broadly known and extensively studied collection of musical pieces, written in 1747 shortly after his visit to the Potsdam court of Frederick the Great. The composition, however, survived in separated sheets of different formats, and finding the logic of its organization into a cycle became a great challenge for scholars of the following centuries. Based on ground-breaking findings by Christoph Wolff, who revealed the main principles of the Musical Offering’s structure, as well as those promulgated by Hans Theodor David, and more recently by G. Butler, W. Wiemer, R. Tatlow, and many other scholars, this book develops and revises their ideas, arriving at a unique conception of the possible original structure of the Musical Offering. While the rods of the collection do not provoke disagreements among scholars, the ordering of the ten canons (including the Fuga canonica) remains mysterious in many aspects, and this text gives them a close examination. It considers their kinds (thematic and contrapuntal); textual inscriptions; the canons’ function within the cycle (as vignettes to the main pieces); and their location, among other aspects. The volume includes profuse references to historical and cultural context; court etiquette; contrapuntal techniques; the history of the ricercar; expertise in Bach’s handwriting and habits of music layout in his manuscripts; and the Baroque principles of organization in arts.