J.S. Bach - Volume 1

Albert Schweitzer

• Publisher: Wren Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781406724516, 9781443723787
• eBook ISBN: 9781447485346

A fantastic little book about Bach and the musical climate before and during his life, with a look at his continuing influence in music. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Dedication
• Translator’s Foreword.
• Preface to the German Edition (1908.)
• Contents
• Chapter I. The Roots of Bach’s Art
• Chapter II. The Origin of the Chorale Texts
• Chapter III. The Origin of the Chorale Melodies
• Chapter IV. The Chorale in the Church Service
• Chapter V. The Chorale Prelude before Bach.
• Chapter VI. The Cantata and the Passion before Bach
• Chapter VII. From Eisenach to Leipzig
• Chapter VIII. Bach in Leipzig
• Chapter IX. Appearance, Nature and Character
• Chapter X. Artistic Journeys, Critics and Friends
• Chapter XI. The Artist and Teacher
• Chapter XII. Death and Resurrection
• Chapter XIII. The Organ Works
• Chapter XIV. The Performance of the Organ Works
• Chapter XV. The Clavier Works
• Chapter XVI. The Performance of the Clavier Works
• Chapter XVII. Chamber and Orchestral Works
• Chapter XVIII. The Musical Offering and the Art of Fugue