Edition |
First United States edition. |
Description |
xxxiv, 628 pages, 24 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 25 cm |
Note |
"Originally published in Great Britain as Music in the Castle of Heaven by Allen Lane" -- Title page verso. |
Summary |
From one of Bach's greatest living interpreters, a landmark study which explains in ... detail how the composer worked, how his music is constructed, how it achieves its effects--and what it can tell us about Bach the man. |
Contents |
Under the cantor's gaze -- Germany on the brink of enlightenment -- The Bach gene -- The class of '85 -- The mechanics of faith -- The incorrigible cantor -- Bach at his workbench -- Cantatas or coffee? -- Cycles and seasons -- First Passion -- His "Great Passion" -- Collision and collusion -- The habit of perfection -- "Old Bach." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-599) and index. |
Subject |
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
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Composers -- Germany -- Biography.
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Added Title |
Music in the castle of heaven
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Music in the castle of heaven |
ISBN |
9780375415296 hardback |
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0375415297 hardback |
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