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J.S. Bach

Author: Malcolm Boyd; John Butt
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Series: Oxford composer companions.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Want to know everything about Bach and his music but are afraid to look? Fear no longer. In this impressive first volume of a new series from Oxford University Press, music researchers and aficionados alike will find information on every imaginable topic relating to Bach. Detailed, technical, and authoritative, over 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries cover Bach's life, family, pupils, and patrons as well as  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Dictionaries
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J.S. Bach.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999
(OCoLC)636496661
Named Person: Johann Sebastian Bach; Johann Sebastian Bach; Johann Sebastian Bach; Johann Sebastian Bach
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Malcolm Boyd; John Butt
ISBN: 0198662084 9780198662082 0198606206 9780198606208
OCLC Number: 38870741
Description: xxv, 626 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series Title: Oxford composer companions.
Responsibility: edited by Malcolm Boyd ; consultant editor, John Butt.
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Abstract:

"Want to know everything about Bach and his music but are afraid to look? Fear no longer. In this impressive first volume of a new series from Oxford University Press, music researchers and aficionados alike will find information on every imaginable topic relating to Bach. Detailed, technical, and authoritative, over 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries cover Bach's life, family, pupils, and patrons as well as musical and technical terms. The lenghthier essays cover his major works, compositions, recordings, and impact on various musical traditions. Current Bach festivals are also noted. The text is enriched with illustrations of Bach, his family tree, and manuscripts. An extremely useful annotated list of Bach's compositions by category and title completes the volume. This compilation is destined to be a standard source for years to come."----"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.

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