Johann Sebastian Bach : his life, art, and work / Johann Nikolaus Forkel, editor ; Charles Sanford Terry, translator.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Forkel, Johann Nikolaus, 1749-1818, editor.

Terry, Charles Sanford, 1864-1936, translator.

Series:

Historical figures (Nova Science Publishers)

Historical figures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.

Bach, Johann Sebastian.

Composers--Germany--Biography.

Composers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Snova, [2021]

Summary:

Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work is an early 19th-century biography written in German by Johann Nikolaus Forkel and later translated by Charles Sanford Terry.

Contents:

Introduction / Charles Sanford Terry

The family of Bach

The career of Bach

Bach at Leipzig, 1723-1750

Bach as a clavier player

Bach the organist

Bach the composer

Bach the composer (continued)

Bach as a Teacher

Personal characteristics

Bach's compositions

Bach's manuscripts

The genius of Bach

Appendix I. Chronological catalogue of Bach's compositions

Appendix II. The church cantatas arranged chronologically

Appendix III. The Bachgesellschaft Editions of Bach's works

Appendix IV. Bibliography of Bach literature

Appendix V. A collation of the Novello and Peters Editions of the organ works

Appendix VI. Genealogy of the family of Bach.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Forkel, Johann Nikolaus Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art and Work

ISBN:

9781685073640