Bach / Martin Geck ; translated by Anthea Bell ; introduced by John Butt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geck, Martin.

Series:

Life & times (London, England)

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.

Bach, Johann Sebastian.

Composers--Germany--Biography.

Composers.

Germany.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 178 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Haus, 2003.

Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Summary:

Translated by Anthea Bell, Introduced by John Butt Johann Sebastian Bach was the father of modern music, a supreme craftsman able to bridge the gap between the music of the Renaissance and the glories of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. Martin Geck shows us Bach in his time, offering a rich portrait of the personal, political, and social circumstances that shaped some of the greatest music ever written. He also analyzes Bach's musical achievements and considers why works like the Brandenburg Concertos and St. Matthew Passion still appeal to us today. The Life & Times series tells the stories of those who have shaped our present and our past, from Beethoven to Curie, Dietrich to Wilde. Offering expert, eminently readable texts by distinguished authors, these handsomely designed books feature chronologies, full indices, and striking color photos and illustrations. Together, they form a superb modern library of biography.

Contents:

The early years: youth and early experiences as an organist (1685-1708) 1

Court organist and Konzertmeister: Bach in Weimar (1708-1717) 25

Court Kapellmeister in Kothen (1717-1723) 48

Kantor of St Thomas's: Bach's early Leipzig period (1723-1729) 70

The 'court composer': Bach's middle Leipzig period (from 1729) 96

The universalist: the late Leipzig period (to 1750) 120

Epilogue: Bach's place in the history of music 140

Bach and the Violin 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1904341357

1904341160

OCLC:

51840692