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J. S. Bach As Organist: His Instruments, Music, and Performance Practices [Hardcover]

George Stauffer (Author), Ernest May (Editor)

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Publication Date: February 1986

"... a valuable book of scholarly yet highly readable studies... every organist and anyone interested in the music of J. S. Bach should have it." —Early Keyboard Journal

"... a very perceptive and informative guide... " —Early Music

"... this book is a must." —The American Organist

"... invaluable and entertaining... " —American Music Teacher

"... among the most important and accomplished studies on eighteenth-century performance. Its comprehensiveness, clarity, and scholarship make it indispensable." —Performance Practice Review

In J. S. Bach as Organist, specialists from six countries explore Bach's relationship to his favorite instrument during all periods of his career. J. S. Bach as Organist is a book for scholars, performers, and students. Authoritative and wide-ranging.

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"... a valuable book of scholarly yet highly readable studies... every organist and anyone interested in the music of J. S. Bach should have it." —Early Keyboard Journal

"... a very perceptive and informative guide... " —Early Music

"... this book is a must." —The American Organist

"... invaluable and entertaining... " —American Music Teacher

"... among the most important and accomplished studies on eighteenth-century performance. Its comprehensiveness, clarity, and scholarship make it indispensable." —Performance Practice Review

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Product Details

Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr (February 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0253331811
ISBN-13: 978-0253331816
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds

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Superb book. I have it in hardcover as well, and it is a great tool in preparing music, as well as preparing for class. It is written in such a style that the music professional is satisfied and the average music lover can move up a notch or two.

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Johann Sebastian Bach's first model as an organist must surely have been his famous uncle, Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703), who played at St. George's Church in Eisenach from 1665. Read the first page

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Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. 1 by Philipp Spitta on 6 pages
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