Engaging Bach The Keyboard Legacy from Marpurg to Mendelssohn |
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| Author:
| Dirst, Matthew |
| Series title: | Musical Performance and Reception Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-65160-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $108.00 |
Book Description:
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Matthew Dirst presents a wide-ranging historical explanation of J. S. Bach's keyboard works. Closely examining the most important ideas this music has inspired, Dirst explores the significance, influence and reception of canonic works including The Well-Tempered Clavier during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Matthew Dirst presents a wide-ranging historical explanation of J. S. Bach's keyboard works. Closely examining the most important ideas this music has inspired, Dirst explores the significance, influence and reception of canonic works including The Well-Tempered Clavier during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.