The Cambridge Companion to Bach (Cambridge Companions to Music)

The Cambridge Companion to Bach, first published in 1997, goes beyond a basic life-and-works study to provide a late twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach the man and composer. The book is divided into three parts. Part One is concerned with the historical context, the society, beliefs and the world-view of Bach's age. The second part discusses the music and Bach's compositional style, while Part Three considers Bach's influence and the performance and reception of his music through the succeeding generations. This Companion benefits from the insights and research of some of the most distinguished Bach scholars, and from it the reader will gain a notion of the diversity of current thought on this great composer. The Cambridge Companion To Bach Goes Beyond A Basic Life-and-works Study To Provide A Late Twentieth-century Perspective On J. S. Bach The Man And Composer. Benefiting From The Insights And Research Of Some Of The Most Distinguished Bach Scholars, This Companion Covers Cultural, Social And Religious Contexts, Surveys And Analyses Bach's Compositional Style, Traces His Influence, And Considers The Performance And Reception Of His Music Through The Succeeding Generations-- Historical Context : Society, Beliefs And World-view: Bach Family / Malcolm Boyd. Bach And The Domestic Politics Of Electoral Saxony / Ulrich Siegele. Music And Lutheranism / Robin A. Leaver. Bach's Metaphysics Of Music ; 'mind Unconscious That It Is Calculating'? Bach And The Rationalist Philosophy Of Wolff, Leibniz And Spinoza / John Butt -- Profiles Of The Music: Early Works And The Heritage Of The Seventeenth Century / Stephen A. Crist. Mature Vocal Works And Their Theological And Liturgical Context / Robin A. Leaver. Instrumental Music / Werner Breig. Keyboard Works : Bach As Teacher And Virtuoso / Richard D.p. Jones. Composition As Arrangement And Adaptation / Werner Breig. Bachian Invention And Its Mechanisms / Laurence Dreyfus -- Influence And Reception: Bach As Teacher And Model / Stephen Daw. Changing Issues Of Performance Practice / George B. Stauffer. Bach Reception : Some Concepts And Parameters ; Reinterpreting Bach In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries / Martin Zenck. Edited By John Butt. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 294-305) And Indexes. "This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the natural history of trees, presenting information on all aspects of tree biology and ecology in an easy-to-read and concise text. Insights into the workings of these everyday plants are uncovered throughout the book, with questions such as how trees are designed, how they grow and reproduce, and why they eventually die, tackled in an illuminating way. Written for a non-technical audience, the book is none the less rigorous in its treatment and will therefore provide a valuable source of reference for beginning students as well as those with a less formal interest in this fascinating group of plants."--Jacket. The Cambridge Companion to Bach goes beyond a basic life-and-works study to provide a late-twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach the man and composer. Benefiting from the insights and research of some of the most distinguished Bach scholars, this Companion covers cultural, social and religious contexts, surveys and analyzes Bach's compositional style, traces his influence, and considers the performance and reception of his music through the succeeding generations.

Benefiting from the research of eminent Bach scholars, this Companion examines Bach's work in the context of his age.