J.S. Bach A Life in Music Hardback - Paul Williams
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Peter Williams approaches afresh the life and music of arguably the most studied of all composers, interpreting both Bach's life by deconstructing his original obituary in the light of more recent information and his music by evaluating his priorities and irrepressible creative energy. How, even though belonging to musical families on both his parents' sides, did he come to possess so bewitching a sense of rhythm and melody and a mastery of harmony that established nothing less than a norm in Western culture? In considering that the works of a composer are his biography, the book's title A Life in Music means both a life spent making music and one revealed in the music as we know it. A distinguished scholar and performer, Williams re-examines Bach's life as an orphan and family man, as an extraordinarily gifted composer and player and as an ambitious artist who never suffered fools gladly.
- Deconstructs Bach's original obituary and his music to explore his career and personal life
- Contains factual and critical content giving both a chronology and an evaluation of Bach's life and work
- Rounded discussion from the perspective of an author who is both a scholar and performer
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- 1. Early years, 1685–1703
- 2. First appointments, 1703–8
- 3. Weimar, 1708–17
- 4. Cöthen, 1717–23
- 5. Leipzig, the first years
- 6. Leipzig, the middle years
- 7. Leipzig, the final years
- 8. Observations, descriptions, criticisms
- Epilogue
- Postscript.
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