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J. S. Bach. Volume I / Albert Schweitzer ; translated by Ernest Newman ; preface by C. M. Widor.

By: Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965 [author].
Contributor(s): Newman, Ernest, 1868-1959 [translator].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston : Bruce Humphries Publishers, [1962]Description: xvi, 428 pages : facsimiles, music, portrait ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeSubject(s): Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750DDC classification: 780.92 BAC
Contents:
The roots of Bach's art -- The origin of the chorale texts -- The origin of the chorale texts -- The chorale in the church service -- The chorale prelude before Bach -- The cantata and the passion before Bach -- From Eisenach to Leipzig -- Bach in Leipzig -- Appearance, nature and character -- Artistic journeys, critics and friends -- The artist and teacher -- Death and resurrection -- The organ works -- The performance of the organ works -- The clavier works -- The performance of the clavier works -- Chamber and orchestral works -- The musical offering and the art of the fugue.
Holdings
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General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 780.92 BAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00181911
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Translation of J.S. Bach, le musicien-poète, first published in 1905.

Includes bibliographical references.

The roots of Bach's art -- The origin of the chorale texts -- The origin of the chorale texts -- The chorale in the church service -- The chorale prelude before Bach -- The cantata and the passion before Bach -- From Eisenach to Leipzig -- Bach in Leipzig -- Appearance, nature and character -- Artistic journeys, critics and friends -- The artist and teacher -- Death and resurrection -- The organ works -- The performance of the organ works -- The clavier works -- The performance of the clavier works -- Chamber and orchestral works -- The musical offering and the art of the fugue.