Martin Geck: Johann Sebastian Bach: Life and Work

Detailed Information

  • HARCOURT BRACE & CO , 10/2006
  • Binding: Gebunden
  • Language: Englisch
  • ISBN-13: 9780151006489
  • Order no.: 5158458
  • Volume: 738 Pages
  • Print run: Us.
  • Weight: 998 g
  • Format: 235 x 154 mm
  • Thickness: 38 mm
  • Release date: 15.10.2006

Blurb

Two hundred and fifty years after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach remains one of the most compelling figures in the history of classical music. In this major study of the composer's life and work, Martin Geck follows the course of Bach's career in rich detail--from his humble beginnings as an organ tuner and self-taught court musician to his role as Kapellmeister and cantor of St. Thomas's Church in Leipzig. Geck explores Bach's relations with the German aristocracy, his position with regard to the Church and contemporary theological debates, his perfectionism, and his role as the devoted head of a large family. The focus in this comprehensive, thoroughly researched book is on the extraordinary work that came of the composer's life. From the Goldberg Variations to the Brandenburg Concertos to the "Art of the Fugue," Geck carefully analyzes Bach's innovations in harmony and counterpoint, placing them in the context of European musical and social history. Always fresh and stimulating, this definitive work reintroduces Bach's enormous oeuvre in all its splendor.

Biografie (Martin Geck)

Martin Geck, geb.1936, studierte Musikwissenschaft, Theologie und Philosophie in Münster, Berlin und Kiel. 1962 Dr. phil., 1966 Gründungsredakteur der Richard-Wagner-Gesamtausgabe, 1970 Lektor in einem Schulbuchverlag, nachfolgend Autor zahlreicher Musiklehrwerke, 1974 Privatdozent, 1976 ordentlicher Professor für Musikwissenschaft an der Universität Dortmund. §Viele Arbeiten zur Geschichte der deutschen Musik im 17., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Derzeit ist Martin Geck vor allem in der Bachforschung tätig und Initiator der Dortmunder Bach-Symposien.

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