
An Introduction to Bach Studies
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 23. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-0-19-530492-3 (ISBN)
Description
An Introduction to Bach Studies is a comprehensive guide to the resources and materials of Bach scholarship, both for students beginning work in the enormous literature on J. S. Bach, and for the Bach specialist looking for a convenient and up-to-date survey of the field. Covering a broad range of both primary and secondary sources, well-known Bach scholars Daniel R. Melamed and Michael Marissen draw on their extensive research experience to describe the principal tools of Bach research and how to use them. With clear descriptions and explanations, the multiple bibliographies and tables help students and instructors quickly find the most appropriate sources on Bach's life, his repertory, approaches to his music, and many other topics. Additionally, this volume provides insights into potentially confusing sources and detailed information on the technical topics important to all Bach scholars.
Concise and comprehensive, this user-friendly guide brings together useful bibliographic resources in one place, and is an indispensable resource for all who conduct research on Bach.
Concise and comprehensive, this user-friendly guide brings together useful bibliographic resources in one place, and is an indispensable resource for all who conduct research on Bach.
Reviews / Votes
"An Introduction to Bach Studies, edited by Daniel Melamed and Michael Marissen, is one of the most useful reference books on Johann Sebastian Bach to have appeared recently. Their personal touch and guidance throughout the various categories of research are engaging. The editors are to be commended for providing so much useful information clearly, intelligently, and concisely."--Notes "Thanks to Daniel R. Melamed, Michael Marissen, and Oxford University Press, the bibliographically challenged among us can now negotiate the formidable thicket of Bach scholarship with ease. The title alone declares that this is no mere annotated bibliography; An Introduction to Bach Studies offers, in addition to brief but unfailingly intelligent assessments of the most important Bach literature, cogent summaries of recent developments on virtually every topic in this venerable field. 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."--Music and LettersMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Numerous tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
339 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-530492-3 (9780195304923)
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Additional editions

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
Daniel Melamed is Associate Professor of Music at Indiana University. His publications include J.S. Bach and the German Motet (1995), Bach Studies 2 (1995), Hearing Bach's Passions (Oxford, 2005), as well as many articles.
Author
Associate Professor of MusicAssociate Professor of Music, Yale University
Associate Professor of MusicAssociate Professor of Music, Swarthmore College
Content
To Find Information on a Composition by Bach
Abbreviations
1 Bibliographic Tools of Bach Research:
2 Sources of Secondary Literature:
3 Bach's Life:
4 Bach's World:
5 Sources and Transmission:
6 Repertory and Editions:
7 Vocal Music:
8 Instrumental Music:
9 Bach's Music in Performance:
10 Bach as a Composer:
11 Approaches to Bach's Music:
Index of Names
Index of Titles
Index of Subjects
Index of Bach's Works
Abbreviations
1 Bibliographic Tools of Bach Research:
2 Sources of Secondary Literature:
3 Bach's Life:
4 Bach's World:
5 Sources and Transmission:
6 Repertory and Editions:
7 Vocal Music:
8 Instrumental Music:
9 Bach's Music in Performance:
10 Bach as a Composer:
11 Approaches to Bach's Music:
Index of Names
Index of Titles
Index of Subjects
Index of Bach's Works