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Bach / Malcolm Boyd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boyd, Malcolm.
- Series:
- Master musicians series.
- The master musicians
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian.
- Composers--Germany--Biography.
- Composers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (335 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Hong Kong : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The year 2000 has been declared a ""Bach Year,"" marking the 250th anniversary of the great composer's death. Around the world, there will be major celebrations in honour of his astonishing body of work. This major biography of Bach, now completely revised and boasting 25 per cent more material, is published to coincide with these events.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; List of Illustrations; List of Bibliographical References; 1 Background and Early Years (1685-1703); 2 Arnstadt, Mühlhausen (1703-8); 3 Weimar (1708-17); 4 Organ Music; 5 Cöthen (1717-23); 6 Orchestral, Instrumental, and Keyboard Music; 7 Leipzig (1723-30); 8 Music for the Leipzig Liturgy; 9 Leipzig (1730-41); 10 Parodies and Publications; 11 Leipzig (1742-50); 12 Canons and Counterpoints; 13 The Bach Heritage; Appendices; General Index; Index of Bach's Works
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610655236
- 9780199726325
- 0199726329
- 9781280655234
- 1280655232
- 9780195302721
- 0195302729
- OCLC:
- 466432925
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