Bach's Changing World: by Carol Baron

Bach's Changing World: by Carol Baron

Bach's Changing World is a study of popular culture in the community in which Bach spent the last, the longest, and the most productive part of his life: the Leipzig middle-class.

Offers much insight into the community in which Bach lived and worked. . . [Katherine R.] Goodman artfully weaves methodologies from gender studies, literary history, and musicology. . . . The translations that end the volume will be useful for musicologists and church historians. . . . The volume is well-illustrated with engravings of everyting from gardens, to Prussian troops, to oil lamps, to the marble altar at St. Thomas' church. -- Susan Lewis Hammond * GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW *
Excellent and thought-provoking. . . . [The] translators [of Siegele's important essay] have done English readers a great service. . . . The volume goes some way to combating romanticised notions of Bach. * THE CONSORT *
A marvellous account of the Leipzig . . . in which Bach lived and worked. . . . If you enjoy the Coffee Cantata, read the chapter by Katherine Goodman on coffee and women poets. . . . This [book] fascinated me. -- Clifford Bartlett, Early Music Review
Written in an engaging style, Bach's Changing World is an informative and satisfying read that makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of the era in which Bach lived and worked, whilst also simultaneously providing new or alternative insights into the life and occasionally the works of the man himself. --Elise Crean, Queen's University, Belfast, Bach Bibliography website * . *
Cogently introduced. . . . An important addition to musical and theological history. . . . Makes a significant contribution to the literature on German history and the 18th century. * CHOICE *
Visually elegant, with a generous selection of illustrations of Leipzig life [some of them rarely used in modern publications]. By viewing Bach within his intellectual context, Baron and her contribuors open an important and stimulating path. -- Stephen Rose * EARLY MUSIC, 2007 *
Carol Baron and her colleagues have done Bach studies a marvelous service. This volume should prove to be not only a signal contribution to the too-small bibliography on Bach's cultural contexts but also a ready resource for its desired growth. General readers and music lovers, too, will find this accessible book highly worthwhile. --Michael Marissen, Professor of Music, Swarthmore College, and author of The Social and Religious Designs of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and co-author of An Introduction to Bach Studies * . *

Carol K. Baron is Fellow for Life in the Department of Music at Stony Brook University. Carol K. Baron is Fellow for Life in the Department of Music at Stony Brook University.

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ISBN 13	9781580461900
ISBN 10	1580461905
Title	Bach's Changing World:
Author	Carol Baron
Series	Eastman Studies In Music
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	University of Rochester Press
Year published	2006-06-09
Number of pages	284
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.