Dieterich Buxtehude by Kerala Kerala Snyder
An enlightening, revised edition of the definitive biography on celebrated organist and composer, Dieterich Buxtehude.
[The contents of] the splendid CD recording. . are listed at the front of the book. And what a book it is. Finally, three centuries after his death, Buxtehude has gotten his long-delayed due between two covers, updated and written in an accessible and coherent manner, ready to be referred to and bookmarked by all who love, perform, or just enjoy listening to this master's splendid music. . . . Even if you own the earlier long out-of-print version, put this one beside it for its many updates. And if you've tired of borrowing that earlier one from a library, here's the chance to put this valuable resource on your own bookshelves for handy reference. -- Barbara Owen * THE AMERICAN ORGANIST *
[Snyder] writes engagingly throughout and provides a rich array of musical examples and descriptions. -- Julie Anne Sadie * EARLY MUSIC *
A model of modern music biography. -- George Stauffer * JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY *
Worthy of its subject, perhaps, as few other books can really claim to be. -- Stephen Daw * MUSICAL TIMES *
Snyder's prose is commendably clear, making the book accessible to the lay reader and also illuminating for the specialist. . . . The organ tracks [on the CD] have been newly recorded by Hans Davidsson. . . . Elegantly typeset. . . . A welcome reissue of an authoritative and highly readable text on one of the main figures of the German Baroque. -- Stephen Rose * EARLY MUSIC *
[Includes a CD] of Buxtehude's music in first-class performances. . . . A vast amount of solid and absolutely sound scholarship and documentation (150 pages of appendices). . . . The book itself is very readable. * EARLY MUSIC REVIEW *
One of the best volumes about the life and times of a musician ever to appear in English. Its survey of Buxtehude's world is a must for anyone studying the baroque. . . . Summing Up: Essential. All readers; all levels. -- Jane Ambrose * CHOICE *
A wonderful book. . . . This is the bible about Buxtehude. If you want to know anything about Buxtehude, this is the book to get. ...An absolute must. -- Nick Morgan * BBC CD REVIEW *
[Snyder] writes engagingly throughout and provides a rich array of musical examples and descriptions. -- Julie Anne Sadie * EARLY MUSIC *
A model of modern music biography. -- George Stauffer * JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY *
Worthy of its subject, perhaps, as few other books can really claim to be. -- Stephen Daw * MUSICAL TIMES *
Snyder's prose is commendably clear, making the book accessible to the lay reader and also illuminating for the specialist. . . . The organ tracks [on the CD] have been newly recorded by Hans Davidsson. . . . Elegantly typeset. . . . A welcome reissue of an authoritative and highly readable text on one of the main figures of the German Baroque. -- Stephen Rose * EARLY MUSIC *
[Includes a CD] of Buxtehude's music in first-class performances. . . . A vast amount of solid and absolutely sound scholarship and documentation (150 pages of appendices). . . . The book itself is very readable. * EARLY MUSIC REVIEW *
One of the best volumes about the life and times of a musician ever to appear in English. Its survey of Buxtehude's world is a must for anyone studying the baroque. . . . Summing Up: Essential. All readers; all levels. -- Jane Ambrose * CHOICE *
A wonderful book. . . . This is the bible about Buxtehude. If you want to know anything about Buxtehude, this is the book to get. ...An absolute must. -- Nick Morgan * BBC CD REVIEW *
Kerala Snyder is professor emerita of musicology at the Eastman School of Music.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781580462532 |
| ISBN 10 | 1580462537 |
| Title | Dieterich Buxtehude |
| Author | Kerala Kerala Snyder |
| Series | Eastman Studies In Music |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 584 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |