Johann Sebastian Bach The Learned Musician |
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| Author:
| Wolff, Christoph |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-816534-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2000 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $222.68AUD $283.00 |
Book Description:
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Published to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death, this landmark biography by the leading Bach scholar presents a new picture of the composer that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. Throughout, Christoph Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher.
Published to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death, this landmark biography by the leading Bach scholar presents a new picture of the composer that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. Throughout, Christoph Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher.