The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume II: 1717-1750 : Music to Delight the Spirit

V. II. "This is the second of a two-volume study of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Taking into account the vast increase in our knowledge of the composer due to the Bach scholarship of the last sixty years, Richard Jones presents a vivid and in some respects radically new picture of his creative development during the Cöthen (1717-23) and Leipzig years (1723-50). The approach is, as far as possible, chronological and analytical, but the author has also tried to make the book readable so that it may be accessible to music lovers and amateur performers as well as to students, scholars, and professional musicians. There are many good biographies of Bach, but this is the first, fully-comprehensive, in-depth study of his music making it indispensable for those who want to study specific pieces or learn how he developed as a composer."--Publisher's decription V.i. This Book Gives An Account Of The Individual Works Of One Of The Greatest Composers. The First Volume Of A Two-volume Study Of The Music Of J.s. Bach Covers The Earlier Part Of His Composing Career, 1695-1717. By Studying The Music Chronologically A Coherent Picture Of The Composer's Creative Development Emerges, Drawing Together All The Strands Of The Individual Repertoires (e.g. The Cantatas, The Organ Music, The Keyboard Music). The Volume Is Divided Into Two Parts, Covering The Early Works And The Mature Weimar Compositions Respectively. Each Part Deals With Four Categories Of Composition In Turn: Large-scale Keyboard Works; Preludes, Fantasias, And Fugues; Organ Chorales; And Cantatas. Within Each Category, The Discussion Is Prefaced By A List Of The Works To Be Considered, Together With Details Of Their Original Titles, Catalogue Numbers, And Earliest Sources. The Study Is Thus Usable As A Handbook On Bach's Works As Well As A Connected Study Of His Creative Development.--publisher's Description. V. Ii. This Is The Second Of A Two-volume Study Of The Music Of Johann Sebastian Bach. Taking Into Account The Vast Increase In Our Knowledge Of The Composer Due To The Bach Scholarship Of The Last Sixty Years, Richard Jones Presents A Vivid And In Some Respects Radically New Picture Of His Creative Development During The Cöthen (1717-23) And Leipzig Years (1723-50). The Approach Is, As Far As Possible, Chronological And Analytical, But The Author Has Also Tried To Make The Book Readable So That It May Be Accessible To Music Lovers And Amateur Performers As Well As To Students, Scholars, And Professional Musicians. There Are Many Good Biographies Of Bach, But This Is The First, Fully-comprehensive, In-depth Study Of His Music Making It Indispensable For Those Who Want To Study Specific Pieces Or Learn How He Developed As A Composer.--publisher's Decription. V. 1. 1695-1717 : Music To Delight The Spirit -- V. 2. 1717-1750 : Music To Delight The Spirit. Richard D.p. Jones. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Jones gives an account of the individual works of J.S. Bach. Divided into two parts, this volume takes account of the remarkable advances in Bach scholarship. Each part deals with four categories of composition: large-scale keyboard works; preludes, fantasias, and fugues; organ chorales; and cantatas. This is the second of a two-volume study of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Taking into account the vast increase in our knowledge of the composer due to the Bach scholarship of the last sixty years, Richard Jones presents a vivid and in some respects radically new picture of his creative development during the Cothen (1717-23) and Leipzig years (1723-50). The approach is, as far as possible, chronological and analytical, but the author has also tried to make the bookreadable so that it may be accessible to music lovers and amateur performers as well as to students, scholars, and professional musicians. There are many good biographies of Bach, but this is the first, fully-comprehensive, in-depth study of his music making it indispensable for those who want to studyspecific pieces or learn how he developed as a composer