| The New Bach Reader Revised and Exp Edition Contributor(s): David, Hans T. (Author), Mendel, Arthur (Author), Wolff, Christoph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393319563 ISBN-13: 9780393319569 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: Through hundreds of letters, family papers, anecdotes, and records, the Bach Reader established a new approach to biography by offering original documents in impeccable translations. In The New Bach Reader, Christoph Wolff has incorporated numerous facsimiles and added many newly discovered items, reflecting the current state of scholarship about the composer's life and music. The readings in this volume provide an accurate and vivid picture of Bach's world and of his far-reaching influence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Music | Individual Composer & Musician |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.95 lbs) 608 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - German |
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| Publisher Description: Through hundreds of letters, family papers, anecdotes, and records, the Bach Reader established a new approach to biography by offering original documents in impeccable translations. In The New Bach Reader, Christoph Wolff has incorporated numerous facsimiles and added many newly discovered items, reflecting the current state of scholarship about the composer's life and music. The readings in this volume provide an accurate and vivid picture of Bach's world and of his far-reaching influence. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wolff, Christoph: - Christoph Wolff, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, is Adams University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, where he taught from 1976 to 2012. A former director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig, Germany, and author of numerous works of music history, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
