Johann Sebastian Bach : his work and influence on the music of Germany, 1685-1750 / by Philipp Spitta ; translated from the German by Clara Bell and J.A. Fuller Maitland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spitta, Philipp, 1841-1894.

Contributor:

Bell, Clara, 1834-1927, translator.

Fuller-Maitland, J. A. (John Alexander), 1856-1936.

Robert Frost Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Johann Sebastian Bach. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.

Bach, Johann Sebastian.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)

Broad, Frederick (inscription) (Frost Collection copy)

Dobrée, H.C. (Henry Carey), 1871-1949 (autograph) (Frost Collection copy)

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations, portrait, music ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Novello, Ewer and Co., 1884-1885.

Notes:

"In its English form, therefore, it may be regarded, not merely as a translation, but as a revised and improved edition"--Preface, v. 1, p. xiv.

Vol. 3 has engraved frontispiece plate.

"Musical supplement": v. 3, p. 363-405.

Errata at end of v. 3.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.

Frost Collection copy: v. 1 has on blank leaf following front endleaf ms. inscription dated 14 April 1890 recording the gift of this volume to Frederick Broad, F.C.O. (active 1875-1890), on his retirement from King William's College (Castletown, Isle of Man), signed by H.C. Dobrée (i.e. Henry Carey Dobrée, 1871-1949) on behalf of "the boys of King William's College".

OCLC:

5933888