The Organs of J.S. Bach: A Handbook

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Название: The Organs of J.S. Bach: A Handbook

Издатель: University of Illinois Press

Автор: Christoph Wolff, Markus Zepf, Lynn Edwards Butler (Translator)

Год: 2012

Страниц: 240

Формат: Pdf (оригинал)

Язык: English

Размер: 10.46 mb

ISBN: 978-0252078453

Качество: хорошее

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The Organs of J.S. Bach: A Handbook

The Organs of J. S. Bach is a comprehensive handbook to the organs encountered by Bach, whether as organist, concert artist, examiner, teacher, or visitor. mirknig.com

Newly revised and updated, the book's entries are listed alphabetically by geographical location, from Arnstadt to Zschortau, and provide an easy-to-reference overview.

Detailed information for each organ includes high quality photographs, the organ's history and its connection to Bach, its disposition as Bach would have known it, the architectural history of the church housing the instrument, and an identification of the church's organists.

Detailed information for each organ includes high quality photographs, the organ's history and its connection to Bach, its disposition as Bach would have known it, the architectural history of the church housing the instrument, and an identification of the church's organists.

Lynn Edwards Butler's translation of Christoph Wolff and Markus Zepf's volume incorporates new research and many corrections and updates to the original German edition. Bibliographical references have been updated to include English-language sources, and the translation includes a new essay by Christoph Wolff on Bach as organist, organ composer, and organ expert.

The volume also includes maps, a timeline of organ-related events, transcriptions of Bach's organ reports, a guide to examining organs attributed to Saxony's most famous organ builder Gottfried Silbermann, and biographical information on organ builders.

The Organs of J. S. Bach will be an invaluable pocket reference for everyone who loves Bach's organ music.