About Bach (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780252033445)

That Johann Sebastian Bach is a pivotal figure in the history of Western music is hardly news, and the magnitude of his achievement is so immense that it can be difficult to grasp. In About Bach, fifteen scholars show that Bach's importance extends from choral to orchestral music, from sacred music to musical parodies, and also to his scribes and students, his predecessors and successors. Further, the contributors demonstrate a diversity of musicological approaches, ranging from close studies of Bach's choices of musical form and libretto to wider analyses of the historical and cultural backgrounds that impinged upon his creations and their lasting influence. This volume makes significant contributions to Bach biography, interpretation, pedagogy, and performance.

Contributors are Gregory G. Butler, Jen-Yen Chen, Alexander J. Fisher, Mary Dalton Greer, Robert Hill, Ton Koopman, Daniel R. Melamed, Michael Ochs, Mark Risinger, William H. Scheide, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Douglass Seaton, George B. Stauffer, Andrew Talle, and Kathryn Welter.

Author: Gregory G. Butler
ISBN-10: 0252033442
ISBN-13: 9780252033445
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 07/03/2008
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 10/10/2008 pg. 21