J.S. Bach: the organ works

In the obituary that appeared soon after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach was described as 'the world-famous organist' & 'the greatest organist ... we have ever had.' In Hamburg, Dresden, & other big cities, Bach dazzled audiences with his organ playing. One eyewitness de...

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Main Author: Stauffer, George B. 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2024
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:In the obituary that appeared soon after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach was described as 'the world-famous organist' & 'the greatest organist ... we have ever had.' In Hamburg, Dresden, & other big cities, Bach dazzled audiences with his organ playing. One eyewitness declared that he had never seen anything like it. His extant organ works - more than 250 chorale settings & free pieces - are filled with bold, dramatic passages & fully independent pedal parts. They represent the most important body of music in the organ repertoire & the only genre that Bach turned to continuously throughout his life, from his earliest efforts as a teenager in Ohrdruf to his final deathbed in Leipzig. In this study, George B. Stauffer traces the evolution of Bach's organ works within the broad spectrum of his development as a composer
Item Description:Bibliografie Seite 590-602
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 628 Seiten) Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele
ISBN:9780197661215
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780195108026.001.0001

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