The Organ Works of Bach
Author : Hermann Keller
Publisher : New York : C. F. Peters Corporation
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Composers
ISBN :
Author : Hermann Keller
Publisher : New York : C. F. Peters Corporation
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Composers
ISBN :
Author : Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Organ music
ISBN :
Author : George B. Stauffer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 42,12 MB
Release : 2024-05-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 0197661203
In the obituary that appeared soon after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach was described as "the world-famous organist" and "the greatest organist...we have ever had." In Hamburg, Dresden, and other big cities, Bach dazzled audiences with his organ playing, performing passages with his feet that many thought impossible for the hands. One eyewitness declared that he had never seen anything like it. His extant organ works--more than 250 chorale settings and free pieces--are filled with bold, dramatic passages and fully independent pedal parts. They represent the most important body of music in the organ repertoire and the only genre that Bach turned to continuously throughout his life, from his earliest efforts as a teenager in Ohrdruf to his final deathbed revisions as a cantor in Leipzig. In this new survey, leading musicologist George B. Stauffer traces the evolution of Bach's organ works within the broad spectrum of his development as a composer. With detailed discussions of the individual pieces, the book shows how Bach initially drew on contemporary models from Germany and France before evolving a personal idiom based on the concertos of Antonio Vivaldi. In Leipzig, he went still further, synthesizing national and historical styles to produce cosmopolitan masterpieces that exude sophistication and elegance. Serving as a backdrop to this growth was the emergence of the Central German pre-Romantic organ, which inspired Bach to write pieces with unique chamber-music, choral, and orchestral qualities. Stauffer follows these developments step-by-step, showing how Bach's unending quest for novelty, innovation, and refinement resulted in organ works that continue to reward and awe listeners today.
Author : Markus Zepf
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 23,14 MB
Release : 2012-04-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 0252078454
"Published in cooperation with the American Bach Society."
Author : Quentin Faulkner
Publisher :
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 10,85 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
ISBN : 9781881162278
Author : Subito Music Corporation
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,62 MB
Release : 2006
Category :
ISBN : 9781933393513
Author : Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 14,61 MB
Release : 1999-12-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781457471865
Expertly arranged Organ music by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Kalmus Edition series. These works are from the Baroque era and were written for advanced players. Included are 29 Chorale Preludes (Incl. 11 From the Clavierubung, Part III).
Author : George Ritchie
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,20 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
ISBN : 9780195137453
The authors' new approach to learning two playing techniques offers a systematic method for mastering the modern, legato technique needed for organ music composed after 1750, as well as an articulated technique for earlier works. The authors also present useful information on accompanying anthems and solos and on adapting piano and orchestral accompaniments to the organ.
Author : Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,37 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Piano music
ISBN :
Author : Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 33,45 MB
Release : 1999-12-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781457471841
Expertly arranged Organ music by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Kalmus Edition series. These works are from the Baroque era and include 56 Chorale Preludes (The Little Organ Book) and the Chorale Variations. This volume was written for advanced players.