How to Learn 18th Century Musical Counterpoint
By the 1700s, Johann Sebastian Bach had become one of the most prolific and relevant composers. History has a kinder view of his work than did his contemporaries, but he's now regarded as one of the most influential composers of all time. People ... [... more] eHow
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JAN SWAFFORD received degrees from Harvard and the Yale School of Music and is the author of The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and ... [... more] Random House
The New Bach Reader: A Life of Johann Sebastian Bach in ... Comprehensive collection: A wonderful collection of letters by and articles about Bach, both from his own era and afterwards. Some of his letters have even been set to music! Amazon also has available Peter Schickele's (a k a PDQ Bach) "1712 [... more]
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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician Amazon.com Review: The Learned Musician is an apt subtitle for this intellectual biography, which assesses the career of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) with the scholarly rigor one would expect from a Harvard professor. Opening with a 1737 attack by a [... more]
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Bach's Passion: The Life of Johann Sebastian Bach Fills a need for creative persons who are also Christians...: Few books explore the unique struggles of artists attempting to integrate the demands of talent with their Christian faith. In fact, much writing about historically important artists simply [... more]
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