J. S. Bach composed some of the best-loved and most moving music in western culture. In this book, Peter Williams, author of the acclaimed J. S. Bach: A Life in Music, revisits Bach's biography through the lens of his music, especially that for keyboard.
J. S. Bach composed some of the best-loved and most moving music in western culture. In this book, Peter Williams, author of the acclaimed J. S. Bach: A Life in Music, revisits Bach's biography through the lens of his music, especially that for keyboard.
Peter Williams (1937-2016) held the first Chair in Performance Practice in Britain at the University of Edinburgh, where he was first Director of the Russell Collection of Harpsichords and latterly Dean of Music. He was also the first Arts and Sciences Distinguished Chair at Duke University, North Carolina. His first book on Bach was for the BBC in 1970. After then, he focused chiefly on music for the organ (with the three-volume Organ Music of J. S. Bach, Cambridge, 1980-84); on music for the harpsichord (with Art of Fugue, 1986, and Bach: The Goldberg Variations, Cambridge, 2001); and on music for ensemble (with Musical Offering, 1986). In more recent years, he focused on biography, with The Life of Bach (Cambridge, 2003) and J. S. Bach: A Life in Music (Cambridge, 2007).
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. Life and Works: 1. Early years 1685-1703: background family studies; 2. First appointments 1703-1708: a young musician's activities and early works; 3. Weimar 1708-1717: the gifted player at a ducal court; 4. Cöthen 1717-1723: other opportunities for the maturing composer; 5. Leipzig the first years: a cantor's life his duties cantatas Passions publications; 6. Leipzig the middle years: other activities; 7. Leipzig the final years: a concentration on the language of music; Part II. Observations on the Life and Works: 8. What was said what can be inferred; 9. An epilogue.
Part I. Life and Works: 1. Early years 1685-1703: background family studies; 2. First appointments 1703-1708: a young musician's activities and early works; 3. Weimar 1708-1717: the gifted player at a ducal court; 4. Cöthen 1717-1723: other opportunities for the maturing composer; 5. Leipzig the first years: a cantor's life his duties cantatas Passions publications; 6. Leipzig the middle years: other activities; 7. Leipzig the final years: a concentration on the language of music; Part II. Observations on the Life and Works: 8. What was said what can be inferred; 9. An epilogue.
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