An Introduction to Bach Studies
Published on 9. July 1998
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-19-512231-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is a guide to the resources and materials of Bach scholarship, both for the non-specialist wondering where to begin in the enormous literature on J.S. Bach, and for Bach specialists looking for a convenient and up-to-date survey of the field. It describes the tools of Bach research and how to use them, and suggests how to get started in such research by describing the principal areas of research and citing the essential literature on each piece and topic. Subjects covered include bibliographic tools of Bach research and sources of literature; Bach's family: Bach biographies; places Bach lived and worked; Bach's teaching; the liturgy; Bach source studies and the transmission of his music; repertory and editions; genres and individual vocal and instrumental works; the reception and analysis of Bach's music; and many others.
Reviews / Votes
An Introduction to Bach Studies is a book that any serious student of Bach will want to own. * Matthew Dirst, Music and Letters, Vol.81, No.3, 2000. * Pound for pound and dollar for dollar, this volume can't be beaten as a guide to the literature and as a blueprint for future scholarly work on Bach. I just wonder how we have got along without it for so long. * Matthew Dirst, Music and Letters, Vol.81, No.3, 2000. * this volume is an even-handed, concise report on the current state of research on its subject. * Matthew Dirst, Music and Letters, Vol.81, No.3, 2000. * The book is comprehensive without being overwhelming. * Matthew Dirst, Music and Letters, Vol.81, No.3, 2000. * This wonderful little book may be the first guide to the literature on a single composer and his music to become an instant classic. Why? ... because it is a smart concept with a user-friendly design. Thanks to Daniel Rl Melamed, Michael Marissen and Oxford University Press, the bibliographically challenged among us can now negotiate the formidable thicket of Bach scholarship with ease. * Matthew Dirst, Music and Letters, Vol.81, No.3, 2000. *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
489 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-512231-2 (9780195122312)
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Daniel R. Melamed | Michael Marissen
An Introduction to Bach Studies
E-Book
04/1998
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€23.49
Available for download
Daniel R. Melamed | Michael Marissen
An Introduction to Bach Studies
E-Book
04/1998
OUP eBook
€23.49
Available for download
Persons
About the Authors Daniel Melamed is Associate Professor of Music at Yale University. His publications include J.S. Bach and the German Motet (1995) and Bach Studies 2 (1995), as well as many articles.
Michael Marissen is Associate Professor of Music at Swarthmore College. His publications include The Social and Religious Designs of J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos (1995) and Lutherism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion (Oxford, 1998).
Michael Marissen is Associate Professor of Music at Swarthmore College. His publications include The Social and Religious Designs of J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos (1995) and Lutherism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion (Oxford, 1998).