Bach: An Extraordinary Life
Published on 22. June 2000
Other
Sheet music
128 pages
978-1-86096-190-8 (ISBN)
Description
Written by Bach specialist and leading harpsichordist Davitt Moroney, this book is a witty, lucid and revealing account of Bach's life. It is a perceptive assessment of the composer's genius and will be of great interest to concert-goers, CD collectors, social historians and students.
Reviews / Votes
Davitt Moroney's slim volume skilfully packs a great deal of information into its 100-plus pages... Piecing together the fragmentary remarks we have about Bach's character, Moroney vividly brings him to life in five carefully-organised chapters. One appealing feature is the inclusion of diverting contemporary anecdotes about Bach's attitude to food, drink and tobacco - basically he seems to have liked them all. * Early Music Today * Moroney's prose makes gripping reading, much like a good novel. This book will open your eyes to a side of Bach with which you might not be familiar - a determined, sometimes stubborn, competitive, humorous man, but above all a human-being. * Early Music News * A short and delightful book...This book is eminently readable and very refreshing. The only complaint is that one wishes it could have been longer. * IPQ * Charming book. Well worth having. * Flutewise *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
195 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86096-190-8 (9781860961908)
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Content
1. Son, Orphan, Brother, Organ Student (1685-1703) 2. Organist and Court Composer (1703-1717) 3. Court Composer and Teacher (1717-1723) 4. Cantor and Municipal Director of Music (1723-1750) 5. 28 July 1750