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The Organ Music of J. S. Bach: Volume 1, Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasias, Fugues, Sonatas, Concertos and Miscellaneous Pieces (BWV 525-598, 802-805 etc) (Cambridge Studies in Music)

The Organ Music of J. S. Bach: Volume 1, Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasias, Fugues, Sonatas, Concertos and Miscellaneous Pieces (BWV 525-598, 802-805 etc) (Cambridge Studies in Music)

by PeterWilliams (Author)

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    Paperback 1985

    $33.07
Synopsis

These paperback editions makes Peter Williams's influential scholarship available to a wider field of readers, including those with an interest in the ever-expanding discussions of original instrumentation and its implications for modern performance. Professor Williams examines Bach's organ works piece-by-piece, reconstructing for the present-day performer and listener the original context of the work. Form and style are analysed, with abundant musical examples and frequent allusions to the views of other commentators. Each volume contains a preface, calendar, lists of musical sources and references, and an index.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 373
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 26 Apr 1985
ISBN 10: 0521270782
ISBN 13: 9780521270786

Media Reviews
' ... indispensable to all organists and Bach-lovers ... any player will benefit from the greater understanding of the music a study of these volumes will provide.' Brio
' ... far more accurate, comprehensive and stimulating than any earlier account of its topic ... a magnificient step forward in the field of Bach organ literature.' Notes
Author Bio
Peter Williams (1937-2016) was an internationally renowned Bach scholar and performer. He held the first Chair in Performance Practice in Britain at the University of Edinburgh, where he was Director of the Russell Collection of Harpsichords and latterly Dean of Music. He was also the first Arts and Sciences Distinguished Chair at Duke University, North Carolina. He was the author of many books, including Bach, Handel, Scarlatti 1685-1985 (Cambridge, 1985), The Life of Bach (Cambridge, 2003) and J. S. Bach: A Life in Music (Cambridge, 2007).