J. S. Bach
BiographyComposersCriticism and interpretationMusic appreciationMusical analysis
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Bach belongs to the order of objective artists. These are wholly of their own time, and work only with the forms and the ideas that their time proffers them. They exercise no criticism upon the media of artistic expression that they find lying ready to their hand, and feel no inner compulsion to open out new paths. Their art not coming solely from the stimulus of their outer experience…
About this book
This stimulating narrative traces Bach's life; discusses contemporary artistic and philosophical movements; assesses the work of his predecessors Schutz, Scheidt, Buxtehude, etc., analyzes Bach's own work; and passes on brilliant recommendations for performance — tempo, phrasing, accentuation, dynamics, etc.
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BiographyComposersCriticism and interpretationMusic appreciationMusical analysis
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Setting
Germany
About the author
Albert Schweitzer
1875 – 1965
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