| Bach's Changing World: Voices in the Community Contributor(s): Baron, Carol (Editor), Baron, Carol (Contribution by), Van Cleve, John W. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1580461905 ISBN-13: 9781580461900 Publisher: University of Rochester Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: The Leipzig middle-class evolved with the cooperation and gratitude of an extravagant, greedy, and disinterested absolutist ruler. Bach's Changing World documents how this community and other German communities responded to a variety of religious, social, and political demands that emerged during the years of the composer's lifetime. An accepted, admired, and trusted member of this community, as evidenced by the commissions he received for secular celebrations from royalty and members of the middle-class alike -- in addition to functioning as church composer -- Bach shared its values.BR> Contributors: Carol K. Baron, Susan H. Gillespie, Katherine Goodman, Joyce L. Irwin, Tanya Kevorkian, Ulrich Siegele, John Van Cleve, and Ruben Weltsch. Carol K. Baron is Fellow for Life in the Department of Music at Stony Brook University, where she was co-founder and administrator of the Bach Aria Festival and Institute. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - International - Music | Individual Composer & Musician |
| Dewey: 780.943 |
| LCCN: 2006002020 |
| Series: Eastman Studies in Music |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.32" W x 9.18" (1.37 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Leipzig middle-class evolved with the cooperation and gratitude of an extravagant, greedy, and disinterested absolutist ruler. Bach's Changing World documents how this community and other German communities responded toa variety of religious, social, and political demands that emerged during the years of the composer's lifetime. An accepted, admired, and trusted member of this community, as evidenced by the commissions he received for secular celebrations from royalty and members of the middle-class alike -- in addition to functioning as church composer -- Bach shared its values. Contributors: Carol K. Baron, Susan H. Gillespie, Katherine Goodman, Joyce L. Irwin, Tanya Kevorkian, Ulrich Siegele, John Van Cleve, and Ruben Weltsch. Carol K. Baron is Fellow for Life in the Department of Music at Stony Brook University, where she was co-founder and administrator of the Bach Aria Festival and Institute. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baron, Carol K.: - Carol K. Baron is Fellow for Life in the Department of Music at Stony Brook University. |