Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned MusicianW. W. Norton & Company, 17.09.2001 - 640 Seiten Finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Biography, this landmark book was revised in 2013 to include new knowledge discovered after its initial publication. Although we have heard the music of J. S. Bach in countless performances and recordings, the composer himself still comes across only as an enigmatic figure in a single familiar portrait. As we mark the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, author Christoph Wolff presents a new picture that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. This engaging new biography portrays Bach as the living, breathing, and sometimes imperfect human being that he was, while bringing to bear all the advances of the last half-century of Bach scholarship. Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between the composer's life and his music, showing how Bach's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. And throughout, we see Bach in the broader context of his time: its institutions, traditions, and influences. With this highly readable book, Wolff sets a new standard for Bach biography. |
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Laying the Foundations | 33 |
Bypassing a Musical Apprenticeship | 53 |
Building a Reputation | 77 |
At the New Church in Arnstadt 77 First Fruits and | 102 |
Exploring Every Possible Artistry | 117 |
The First Six Years at the Ducal Court 117 Clavier Virtuoso | 136 |
Traversing Conventional Boundaries | 341 |
At a Crossroads 341 Director of the Collegium Musicum | 381 |
A Singing Bird and Carnations for the Lady of the House | 391 |
Family and Home 391 Balancing Official Duties | 409 |
Contemplating Past Present and Future | 417 |
Retreat but No Rest 417 The Art of Fugue the BMinor Mass | 454 |
Bach and the Idea of Musical Perfection | 466 |
Notes | 473 |
Expanding Musical Horizons | 147 |
A Career Choice 147 Mostly Music for The Heavens | 169 |
High and Low Points | 175 |
Pursuing the Musical Contest for Superiority | 187 |
Princely Patronage 187 Travels and Trials 207 A Canon | 225 |
Redefining a Venerable Office | 237 |
Musician and Scholar | 305 |
Music Examples | 511 |
Appendixes | 525 |
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