| The Life of Bach Contributor(s): Williams, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521826365 ISBN-13: 9780521826365 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $69.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2004 Annotation: Like Shakespeare, J.S. Bach is known largely by his works. Peter Williams asks many questions in this examination of the man as well as the composer. What was Bach like as a youth, father, and, eventually, church elder? What music did he know and how did he compose and perform such an amazing amount? Ultimately, Williams questions the effects of unremitting acclaim on objective evaluations of J.S. Bach. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003055080 |
| Series: Musical Lives |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.62" W x 8.76" (0.95 lbs) 228 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Peter: - Peter Williams (1937 2016) was an internationally renowned Bach scholar and performer. He held the first Chair in Performance Practice in Britain at the University of Edinburgh, where he was 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. He was the author of many books, including A New History of the Organ (1980), The Organ Music of J. S. Bach (3 volumes, Cambridge, 1981 1984), Bach, Handel, Scarlatti 1685 1985 (Cambridge, 1985) and Bach: The Goldberg Variations (Cambridge, 2001). |