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The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. I - 1695-1717: Music to Delight the Spirit screenshot
English | Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2007 | PDF | 349 pages | 13 MB
This book gives an account of the individual works of one of the greatest composers. This first volume, the first of a two-volume study of the music of J. S. Bach, covers the earlier part of his composing career, 1695-1717. By studying the music chronologically a coherent picture of the composer's creative development emerges, drawing together all the strands of the individual repertoires (e.g., the cantatas, the organ music, the keyboard music).

The book is divided into two parts, covering the early works and the mature Weimar compositions, respectively. Each part deals with four categories of composition in turn: large-scale keyboard works; preludes, fantasias, and fugues; organ chorales; and cantatas. Within each category, the discussion is prefaced by a list of the works to be considered, together with details of their original titles, catalogue numbers, and earliest sources.

As indicated by the subtitle ‘Music to Delight the Spirit’ borrowed from Bach's own title-pages, the book draws attention to another important aspect of the book: not only is it a study of style and technique but also a work of criticism, an analytical evaluation of Bach's music, and an appreciation of its extraordinary qualities.

It also takes account of the remarkable advances in Bach scholarship that have been made over the last fifty years, including the many studies that have appeared relating to various aspects of Bach's early music, such as the varied influences to which he was subjected and the problematic issues of dating and authenticity that arise. In doing so, it attempts to build up a coherent picture of his development as a creative artist, helping us to understand what distinguishes Bach's mature music from his early works and from the music of his predecessors and contemporaries. Hence we learn why it is that his later works are instantly recognizable as ‘Bachian’.

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