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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42682699 Title: Johann Sebastian Bach : the learned musician Author: Christoph Wolff Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, ©2000. ISBN/ISSN: 039304825X 9780393048254 0393047202 9780393047202 0393322564 9780393322569 OCLC:42682699

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Johann Sebastian Bach : the learned musician

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Johann Sebastian Bach : the learned musician

Author:	Christoph Wolff
Publisher:	New York : W.W. Norton, ©2000.
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	We see Bach's life and his surroundings, from his birth in 1685 through his school years, and finally to his 27 year sojourn in Leipzig.
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Genre/Form:	Biography Biographies
Named Person:	Johann Sebastian Bach; Johann Sebastian Bach; Johann Sebastian Bach; Johann Sebastian Bach
Material Type:	Biography
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Christoph Wolff Find more information about:
ISBN:	039304825X 9780393048254 0393047202 9780393047202 0393322564 9780393322569
OCLC Number:	42682699
Description:	xvii, 599 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:	Prologue: Bach and the notion of "musical science" -- Springs of musical talent and lifelong influences: Eisenach, 1685-1695 -- Laying the foundations: Ohrdruf, 1695-1700 -- Bypassing a musical apprenticeship: from Lüneburg to Weimar, 1700-1703 -- Building a reputation: organist in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen, 1703-1708 -- Exploring "every possible artistry": court organist and Cammer Musicus in Weimar, 1708-1714 -- Expanding musical horizons: concertmaster in Weimar, 1714-1717 -- Pursing "the musical contest for superiority": capellmeister in Cöthen, 1717-1723 -- Redefining a venerable office: cantor and music director in Leipzig: the 1720s -- Musician and scholar: counterpoint of practice and theory -- Traversing conventional boundaries: special engagements: the 1730s -- A singing bird and carnations for the lady of the house: domestic and professional life -- Contemplating past, present, and future: the final decade: the 1740s -- Epilogue: Bach and the idea of "musical perfection."
Responsibility:	Christoph Wolff.

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