New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Bach
A new and fascinating biography of the most outstanding composer in musical history, covering Bach's earliest efforst in Eisenach, his cultural inheritance, his series of posts as organist or musician, and his stormy career in Leipzig.

It also traces the significant stages of development in his family and his music. Reproductions of engraving and portraits of the time help to recreate the era in which Bach flourished. The origins of all the composer's major works are discussed and put into the context of the contemporary world. Written both the general reader and the specialist.
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New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Bach
A new and fascinating biography of the most outstanding composer in musical history, covering Bach's earliest efforst in Eisenach, his cultural inheritance, his series of posts as organist or musician, and his stormy career in Leipzig.

It also traces the significant stages of development in his family and his music. Reproductions of engraving and portraits of the time help to recreate the era in which Bach flourished. The origins of all the composer's major works are discussed and put into the context of the contemporary world. Written both the general reader and the specialist.
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New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Bach

New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Bach

by Tim Dowley
New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Bach

New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Bach

by Tim Dowley

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A new and fascinating biography of the most outstanding composer in musical history, covering Bach's earliest efforst in Eisenach, his cultural inheritance, his series of posts as organist or musician, and his stormy career in Leipzig.

It also traces the significant stages of development in his family and his music. Reproductions of engraving and portraits of the time help to recreate the era in which Bach flourished. The origins of all the composer's major works are discussed and put into the context of the contemporary world. Written both the general reader and the specialist.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780857128485
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Publication date: 02/11/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 144
File size: 24 MB
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About the Author

Tim Dowley was born and educated in London. He originally read history at the University of Manchester, gaining his doctorate there. He is a noted editor and author of several books. A flautist and violinist, he is also known for his biographies of musicians.
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