Bach
Published on 8. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-904341-16-1 (ISBN)
Description
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was the father of modern music, a supreme craftsman able to combine the order of the middle ages with the passionate individualism of the renaissance.
Reviews / Votes
The author makes judicious use of letters, contemporary reports and limpid accounts of harmony and counterpoint to put the man (sociable, funny, arrogant, worried about money) back into the music. The production values of the book are exquisite, too.' -- Steven Poole The Guardian 20101027More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
36 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
271 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904341-16-1 (9781904341161)
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Persons
Martin Geck is the founding editor of the collected works of Richard Wagner and has written several books on the great composers, including the critically acclaimed Bach: Life and Work (FSG). His biography of Ludwig van Beethoven was published in the Lifex series in May 2003.