The aesthetic of Johann Sebastian Bach / André Pirro ; translated by Joe Armstrong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pirro, André, 1869-1943, author.

Contributor:

Armstrong, Joe, 1944- translator.

Standardized Title:

Esthéthique de Jean-Sébastien Bach. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.

Bach, Johann Sebastian.

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Music.

Physical Description:

ix, 507 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Summary:

"Pirro's work is based primarily on an examination of the close relationships between language and music in Bach's vocal works and provides us with an extensive and well-researched "lexicon" of the expressive resources of Bach and his contemporaries. Pirro's study thus serves as a still sound basis for understanding and interpreting Bach's instrumental works"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Direction of motifs

Formation of motifs

Rhythmic formation of motifs

Simultaneous melodies

Commentary from the instrumental accompaniment

Orchestration

Interpretation of the text

The principal forms of composition in Bach's vocal music

Compositions joined, successively, to texts of different natures

Expression in Bach's instrumental music

Bach and early music ; Bach and foreign music

Johann Sebastian Bach, German cantor.

Notes:

Translation of: Esthéthique de Jean-Sébastien Bach. Paris : Fischbacher, 1907.

Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442232907

1442232900

OCLC:

870098247