J.S. Bach
J.S. Bach by Malcolm Boyd, published by Oxford University Press in 2003, is a comprehensive reference work that delves into the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach. This edition, written in English and spanning 626 pages, features over a thousand alphabetically arranged entries that explore various aspects of Bach’s contributions to music, his historical context, and the scholarship surrounding his work. Illustrated with twenty-four black-and-white plates, the book covers a wide range of topics, including Bach’s notable compositions and the genres he worked in.
Readers will find detailed entries on significant works such as St. John’s Passion, The Goldberg Variations, and the Brandenburg Concertos, as well as insights into the places that shaped his career, like Muhlhausen and Leipzig. The book also addresses important contemporaries and instruments relevant to Bach’s music, alongside discussions of performance practices and stylistic influences. Concluding with a family tree, a chronology of Bach’s life, a list of his works, and a glossary of terms, this volume serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the history and criticism of music.
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This superb reference work on Johann Sebastian Bach is the first volume in a new species of Oxford Companion that will focus on major composers.
Illustrated with twenty-four black-and-white plates, this volume boasts over a thousand alphabetically arranged entries that cover Bach’s music, his life and times, scholarship on Bach, and the performance of his music. Readers will find entries on the various genres that Bach worked in (including chorales, fantasia, sonata, concerto, missa), his many individual works (such as St. John’s Passion, The Goldberg Variations, Brandenburg Concertos, Passacaglia, Well-Tempered Clavier, The Christmas Oratorio, and The Art of Fugue), places important to his career (such as Muhlhausen, Weimar, and Leipzig), and important contemporaries (Handel, Rameau, Vivaldi, Telemann, among others). There are also entries on instruments (harpsichord, organ, clavier, and so on), Bach performance practice, stylistic influences on his work, and other biographical details. The book concludes with a family tree, a chronology of Bach’s life, a list of his works, and a glossary of terms.
Bach was one of the giants of classical music, a composer of astonishing powers of invention. In The Oxford Composer Companion: J.S. Bach, music aficionados will have at their fingertips a treasure chest of information on this major figure.
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