Johann Sebastian Bach The Learned Musician |
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| Author:
| Wolff, Christoph |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-924884-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $58.14AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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Now available in paperback, this landmark biography (first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J. S. Bach's death) written by a 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.
Now available in paperback, this landmark biography (first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J. S. Bach's death) written by a 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.