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Musical Lives Ser.: The Life of Bach by Peter Williams (2003, Hardcover)

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Life of Bach, Hardcover by Williams, Peter F., ISBN 0521826365, ISBN-13 9780521826365, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A searching and challenging interpretation of one of the greatest composers of all time.

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Bach, like Shakespeare, is known largely by his works, exceptional in quantity as well as quality, and only a few original documents convey any idea of his life and character. Peter Williams's 2003 look at Bach's biography asks many questions about the so-called evidence. What was he like as a young man, as a father, as an ageing church servant? What were his preoccupations? What music did he know and how did he compose and perform such an amazing amount of music? Was he a disappointed man? Reading the available documentation critically, especially from the viewpoint of a performer, and going back to the first substantial 'biography' of Bach, namely his Obituary, Williams suggests new interpretations of the composer's life and his work. In addition, he asks if our understanding of Bach has been hindered by the unremitting deference displayed towards him since his death.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521826365
ISBN-13
9780521826365
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5930276

Product Key Features

Book Title
Life of Bach
Author
Peter Williams
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Genres & Styles / Classical, Composers & Musicians, General
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Number of Pages
228 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ml410.B1 W71 2004
Reviews
'As a companion to his musicological studies of Bach's organ works reviewed above, the disciples of Peter Williams will find his new biography of the composer required reading ... his insights are illuminating.' Classical Music, '... Professor Williams may shatter a few illusions, he will certainly make you think and he brings a refreshingly novel appraoch to the telling of Bach's lifestory ... A thoroughly good read.' London Bach Society, '... as well rounded and full a life of the composer as we shall probably ever have.' Contemporary Review, "It keeps up a guard against excessive reverence, and it encourages readers not only to reconsider ideas about the composer but also to rehear his music." The New York Review of Books, Peter Williams, Mystery Man, 'â€¦ Professor Williams may shatter a few illusions, he will certainly make you think and he brings a refreshingly novel appraoch to the telling of Bach's lifestory â€¦ A thoroughly good read.' London Bach Society, '... as well rounded and full a life of the composer as we shall probably ever have.'Contemporary Review, 'â€¦ a book which is both informative and entertaining. Do not be fooled by its relative brevity: this is, in many ways, a revelatory book, and should be on the bookshelves of every inquisitive musician.' Organists Review, 'As a companion to his musicological studies of Bach's organ works reviewed above, the disciples of Peter Williams will find his new biography of the composer required reading â€¦ his insights are illuminating.' Classical Music, '... a book which is both informative and entertaining. Do not be fooled by its relative brevity: this is, in many ways, a revelatory book, and should be on the bookshelves of every inquisitive musician.' Organists Review, 'Williams is thoroughly honest, and honestly thorough, in sifting through the facts, assessing their robustness, and setting them in the context â€¦ of Bach's actual music, and equally important, the traditions and philosophies of eighteenth-century Lutheran Germany - warts and all â€¦ In its rationality and calm authority, Williams' biography lays to rest much of the confusion relating to the pieces in one of musical history's most frustrating incomplete jigsaws.' The Scotsman, 'â€¦ as well rounded and full a life of the composer as we shall probably ever have.' Contemporary Review, 'Williams is thoroughly honest, and honestly thorough, in sifting through the facts, assessing their robustness, and setting them in the context ... of Bach's actual music, and equally important, the traditions and philosophies of eighteenth-century Lutheran Germany - warts and all ... In its rationality and calm authority, Williams' biography lays to rest much of the confusion relating to the pieces in one of musical history's most frustrating incomplete jigsaws.' The Scotsman
Table of Content
Introduction; 1. Early years 1685-1703; 2. First appointments 1703-8; 3. Weimar 1708-17; 4. Cöthen 1717-23; 5. Leipzig, the first decade; 6. Leipzig, the second decade; 7. Leipzig, the final years and the first personal descriptions; Appendix 1. A sample hypothesis; Appendix 2. Some terms; References; BWV Index; Name index.
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-055080
Dewey Decimal
780/.92 B
Series
Musical Lives Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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