Johann Sebastian Bach

The Culmination of an Era

Karl Geiringer, Irene Geiringer

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Routledge
01 November 2024

Western "classical" music; Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750); Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: Routledge Revivals

When it was originally published in 1967, this study of J.S. Bach was the first important work on the composer in nearly a generation. The many discoveries about Bach’s life and music that occurred in the postwar years created the need for a new interpretative study incorporating this research and this was the only book which incorporated the vast amount of material uncovered since 1950, the bicentennial of Bach’s death. The volume begins with a brief biography and is followed by an analysis of each major type of composition: vocal, organ, keyboard and instrumental music. In each section the author examines thoroughly many Bach compositions and evaluates them in relation to the rest of the composer’s work, as well as in relation to the music of his contemporaries. More than 70 music examples enable the reader to understand how Bach worked, the manner in which his genius developed and grew, and to see outstanding excerpts from his music in various stages of completion. An interesting aspect of research methods is revealed through an explanation of the detective work which has been done regarding handwriting, paper and watermarks in the original sources.

By: Karl Geiringer, Irene Geiringer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 910g
ISBN: 9781032895673
ISBN 10: 1032895675
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 404
Publication Date: 01 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1: The Life of Bach. Introduction: The Ancestors. 1. Apprenticeship 2. Years of Growth 3. The Great Organist 4. Court Conductor and Princely Friend 5. Thomas Cantor and Director Musices 6. Friends and Adversaries 7. Nearing the End. Conclusion: After 1750 Part 2: Bach’s Artistic Heritage Part 3: The Music of Bach 1. Works for Voices and Instruments 2. Works for Organ Solo 3. Works for Clavier Solo 4. Works for string and Wind Instruments; Concertos.

Karl Geiringer (1899-1989) was an Austrian-American musicologist, prolific author and Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Reviews for Johann Sebastian Bach: The Culmination of an Era

Original review of Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘The discussions of the music are supplemented by music examples often well chosen…’ Arthur Mendel, Journal of the American Musicological Society, 21 (3), 1968.