Bach by Boyd
The year 2000 has been declared a Bach Year, marking the 250th anniversary of the great composer's death. Around the world, there will be major celebrations in honor of his astonishing body of work. This major biography of Bach, now completely revised and boasting 25% more material, is published to coincide with these events.In the new edition of this widely acclaimed study, biographical chapters alternate with commentary on the works, to demonstrate how the circumstances of Bach's life helped to shape the music he wrote at various periods. We follow Bach as he travels from Arnstadt and Muhlhausen to Weimar, Cothen, and finally Leipzig, these journeys alternating with insightful discussions of the great composer's organ and orchestral compositions. As well as presenting a rounded picture of Bach, his music, and his posthumous reputation and influence, Malcolm Boyd considers the sometimes controversial topics of parody and arrangement, number symbolism, and the style and meaning of Bach's late works. Recent theories on the constitution of Bach's performing forces at Leipzig are also present. The text and the appendixes (which include a chronology, personalia, bibliography, and a complete catalogue of Bach's works) have been thoroughly revised to take account of the research undertaken by Bach scholars, including the gold mine of new information recently uncovered in the former USSR.
An authoritative account of the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach, this volume will be essential reading for everyone interested in the classical composers.
Malcolm Boyd was ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1955 after a successful career in advertising and television. Time Magazine dubbed him the coffeehouse priest in the sixties when he read his prayers accompanied by some of America's best-known musicians. Boyd has long served the cause of civil rights, commencing with a Freedom Ride in l96l. He has served parishes and college chaplaincies in Indianapolis, Colorado, Detroit, Washington D.C., and Santa Monica, Calif. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his life-partner of 2l years, author, editor, and therapist Mark Thompson. The author of numerous books, Boyd is now poet/writer-in-residence at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780028648132 |
| ISBN 10 | 0028648137 |
| Title | Bach |
| Author | Boyd |
| Series | Master Musicians Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Music Sales Ltd |
| Year published | 1997-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 279 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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