Bach, Johann Sebastian Books


Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned MusicianJohann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician
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Brilliant book written on the life and works of JS Bach, a Pulitzer Prize finalist owning a...
Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
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This book has both my boys (ages 6 & 4) laughing and singing (there is a made-up ditty about...
Bach's Goldberg VariationsBach's Goldberg Variations
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I came across this book only because I was searching the internet for a John Kamitsuka recording...
The Craft of Tonal CounterpointThe Craft of Tonal Counterpoint
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I just want to warn people who want this book as a self-study course. Think twice. I...
Bach's Cello Suites: Analyses and ExplorationsBach's Cello Suites: Analyses and Explorations
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I purchased this book to aid in my graduate theory project. I am a cellist and a graduate of...


About BachAbout Bach
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That Johann Sebastian Bach is a pivotal figure in the history of Western music is hardly news,...
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden BraidGodel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
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It is quite likely that the hardest question I've ever been asked is, "What's that book...
Bach (Famous Children Series)Bach (Famous Children Series)
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My daughter had to do a biography book report on Bach, and came home with a book written in...
Dance and the Music of J. S. Bach: Expanded EditionDance and the Music of J. S. Bach: Expanded Edition
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Very well reseacrhed, clearly written and well organized. All we need now is an accompanying DVD...
Counterpoint in the Style of J.S. BachCounterpoint in the Style of J.S. Bach
Thomas Benjamin's book is a great continuation for serious students of counterpoint. Neccessary...


Ornamentation in Baroque and Post-Baroque Music, with Special Emphasis on J.S. BachOrnamentation in Baroque and Post-Baroque Music, with Special Emphasis on J.S. Bach
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This book is a must have for any serious musician who performs any Baroque music, even if you...
Glory And Honor: The Music And Artistic Legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach (Leaders in Action) (Leaders in Action)Glory And Honor: The Music And Artistic Legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach (Leaders in Action) (Leaders in Action)
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a musical genius, an intellectual giant, and a gracious man. His...
The Cambridge Companion to Bach (Cambridge Companions to Music)The Cambridge Companion to Bach (Cambridge Companions to Music)
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The life of Johann Sebastian Bach - straddling two centuries and placing an indelible mark on...
The Art of Fugue: Bach Fugues for Keyboard, 1715-1750The Art of Fugue: Bach Fugues for Keyboard, 1715-1750
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I find Joseph Kerman's writing almost universally elucidating. This book is no exception,...
J.S. Bach: A Life in MusicJ.S. Bach: A Life in Music
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Bach is my religion, and I am an adult beginner piano student, with roughly four years of...

Hearing Bach's PassionsHearing Bach's Passions
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This is a great book. As a bit of a Bach-o-phile I eagerly waited for the amazon delivery. I'm a...
Bach: Chorale Harmonization and Instrumental CounterpointBach: Chorale Harmonization and Instrumental Counterpoint
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As a music student who was looking for a good resource to better understand Bach's style, I...
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Culmination of An EraJohann Sebastian Bach: The Culmination of An Era
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This is THE book on Bach. Boyd's Bach is okay, but Karl Geiringer's Bach is better.
Bach and the Riddle of the Number AlphabetBach and the Riddle of the Number Alphabet
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In 1947 the theologian and musicologist Friedrich Smend published a study which claimed that J....
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier: The 48 Preludes and FuguesBach's Well-Tempered Clavier: The 48 Preludes and Fugues
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The first half of the book is related only marginally to the purported topic of the book. Here...

Johann Sebastian Bach His Life Art and WorkJohann Sebastian Bach His Life Art and WorkThe Essential Bach ChoirThe Essential Bach Choir
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This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about the practical and historical matters...
Sebastian: A Book about BachSebastian: A Book about Bach
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This book is wonderfully written. It tells a mini-story of Bach's life in a very child-friendly...
Bach's Big AdventureBach's Big Adventure
Sallie Ketcham's wonderful "Bach's Big Adventure" is that rare breed of book which...
The Century of Bach & Mozart: Perspectives on Historiography, Composition, Theory & Performance (Isham Library Papers)The Century of Bach & Mozart: Perspectives on Historiography, Composition, Theory & Performance (Isham Library Papers)
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For many today Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stand as towering...

Bach for Catholics: Using Chorales in the LiturgyBach for Catholics: Using Chorales in the Liturgy
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Lutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion: With an Annotated Literal Translation of the LibrettoLutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion: With an Annotated Literal Translation of the Libretto
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How does one measure a musical composer's thoughts and attitudes? When a composer does not...
Interpreting Bach at the Keyboard (Clarendon Paperbacks)Interpreting Bach at the Keyboard (Clarendon Paperbacks)
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Thank you to Paul Badura-Skoda for this very excellent and helpful book.
Bachs "Well-Tempered Clavier": An Exploration of the 48 Preludes and FuguesBachs "Well-Tempered Clavier": An Exploration of the 48 Preludes and Fugues
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Through a musical language involving symbols, numbers, and tonality, J.S. Bach created emotional...
Bach's Cycle, Mozart's Arrow: An Essay on the Origins of Musical ModernityBach's Cycle, Mozart's Arrow: An Essay on the Origins of Musical Modernity
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In this erudite and elegantly composed argument, Karol Berger uses the works of Monteverdi,...

Bach: The Goldberg Variations (Cambridge Music Handbooks)Bach: The Goldberg Variations (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
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Bach's spectacular Goldberg Variations represent a high point in the repertory of keyboard...
Fugal Composition: A Guide to the Study of Bach's '48' (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance)Fugal Composition: A Guide to the Study of Bach's '48' (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance)
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Eminently readable despite the complexity of its subject, Fugal Composition: A Guide to the...
The Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian BachThe Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian BachJ.S. Bach,: English translation by Ernest Newman, with preface by C.M. WidorJ.S. Bach,: English translation by Ernest Newman, with preface by C.M. WidorMy Only Comfort: Death, Deliverance, and Discipleship in the Music of Bach (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies Series)My Only Comfort: Death, Deliverance, and Discipleship in the Music of Bach (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies Series)
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A unique guide to the theological roots of Bach's music. The beauty of Johann Sebastian Bach's...

Interpreting Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier: A Performer`s Discourse of MethodInterpreting Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier: A Performer`s Discourse of Method
After reading the review below i wondered if maybe this book IS what I was looking for. So I...
The Life of Bach (Musical Lives)The Life of Bach (Musical Lives)
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Like Shakespeare, J.S. Bach is known largely by his works. Peter Williams asks many questions in...
Playing Bach on the Keyboard: A Practical GuidePlaying Bach on the Keyboard: A Practical Guide
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This book summarizes many artistic elements of performing Bach, but in a very objective,...
Oxford Composer Companion: J.S. Bach (Oxford Composer Companions)Oxford Composer Companion: J.S. Bach (Oxford Composer Companions)
For those curious about the life and context behind the music, there are two ways to approach a...
Bach and the Dance of GodBach and the Dance of God

The True Life Of J.s. BachThe True Life Of J.s. Bach
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Having played hundreds of works of Bach's throughout my life as a professional musician, and...
Johann Sebastian Bach: Heritage and ObligationJohann Sebastian Bach: Heritage and Obligation
A speech delivered on September 12, 1950 at the Bach commemoration of the city of Hamburg, Germany.
The Bach Family and the Keyboard Concerto: The Evolution of a Genre (Detroit Monographs in Musicology) (Detroit Monographs in Musicology)The Bach Family and the Keyboard Concerto: The Evolution of a Genre (Detroit Monographs in Musicology) (Detroit Monographs in Musicology)
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Those concerned with the musical developments of the 18th century will be interested in this...
The World of the Bach Cantatas: Early Sacred Cantatas (World of the Bach Cantatas)The World of the Bach Cantatas: Early Sacred Cantatas (World of the Bach Cantatas)
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Item ordered 8/31/05. Today is 10/21/05 and item still has not arrived.
Chaconne The NovelChaconne The Novel
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Review by Joseph Andersen for Reader Views (5/06) "Chaconne," the first novel by...

The Lutheran Chorales in the Organ Works of J.S. BachThe Lutheran Chorales in the Organ Works of J.S. Bach
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This book is a great help for preparing program notes and learning the works of Bach. Modern...
Bach's Works for Solo Violin: Style, Structure, PerformanceBach's Works for Solo Violin: Style, Structure, Performance
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J. S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin have been central to the violin repertoire...
Bach Interpretation: Articulation Marks in Primary Sources of J. S. Bach (Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs)Bach Interpretation: Articulation Marks in Primary Sources of J. S. Bach (Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs)
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This study is a comprehensive assessment of J. S. Bach's use of articulation marks (i.e. slurs...
Bachanalia: The Essential Listener's Guide to Bach's Well-Tempered ClavierBachanalia: The Essential Listener's Guide to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier
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I picked up this book with some excitement. Bach's 48 has been for me, as for many others, a...
The Organ Music of J. S. BachThe Organ Music of J. S. Bach
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This book is fundamental for every organist! Very clear and full of relevant and difficult to...

J.S. Bach's Great Eighteen Organ ChoralesJ.S. Bach's Great Eighteen Organ Chorales
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On the 250th anniversary of the composer's death, this volume offers an in-depth look at the...
The Keyboard Music of J. S. Bach, 2nd EditionThe Keyboard Music of J. S. Bach, 2nd Edition
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The Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach provides an introduction to and comprehensive discussion of all...
Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint (New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism)Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint (New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism)
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Truly an excellent study of the meaning behind Bach's use of counterpoint in his treatises on...
Bach Studies from Dublin: Selected Papers Presented at the Ninth Biennial Conference on Baroque Music, Held at Trinity College Dublin from 12th to 16th July 2000 (Irish Musical Studies, No. 8)Bach Studies from Dublin: Selected Papers Presented at the Ninth Biennial Conference on Baroque Music, Held at Trinity College Dublin from 12th to 16th July 2000 (Irish Musical Studies, No. 8)
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Johann Sebastian Bach's B-Minor MassJohann Sebastian Bach's B-Minor Mass

Bach and the Pedal Clavichord: An Organist's Guide (Eastman Studies in Music)Bach and the Pedal Clavichord: An Organist's Guide (Eastman Studies in Music)
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Original and brilliant study...Anyone interested in keyboard instruments of any kind will find...
The Bach Family: Seven Generations of Creative GeniusThe Bach Family: Seven Generations of Creative Genius   
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