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The New Bach Reader

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The New Bach Reader presents a rich tapestry of Johann Sebastian Bach's life through original documents, including letters, family papers, and anecdotes, all carefully translated and compiled. Edited by Christoph Wolff, with additions from Hans T. David and Arthur Mendel, this volume includes numerous facsimiles and newly discovered materials, offering readers an authentic and vivid insight into Bach's world and his enduring influence on music.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for scholars, musicians, and enthusiasts interested in music history and Baroque culture who seek a well-researched and authentic perspective on Bach's life through primary sources.

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"Just reading these documents brings this great composer to life in a most exciting and vivid way. I love this book!" β€”Yo-Yo Ma

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Through hundreds of letters, family papers, anecdotes, and records, the Bach Reader established a new approach to biography by offering original documents in impeccable translations.

In The New Bach Reader, Christoph Wolff has incorporated numerous facsimiles and added many newly discovered items, reflecting the current state of scholarship about the composer's life and music. The readings in this volume provide an accurate and vivid picture of Bach's world and of his far-reaching influence.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393319569

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 October 1999

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Edition: Revised and Expanded

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 157.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 847g

Pages: 610

About the Author

Christoph Wolff is Adams University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, where he taught from 1976 to 2012. A former director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig, Germany, he is the author of numerous works of music history including Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography, and Mozart at the Gateway to His Fortune: Serving the Emperor, 1788–1791, winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. Wolff lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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