Playing Bach on the Keyboard: A Practical Guide
by Richard Troeger
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Author: Richard TroegerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN: 1574670840
Number of pages: 300
Publisher: Amadeus Press
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Book Review: Dry, but helpful
Summary: 5 Stars
This book summarizes many artistic elements of performing Bach, but in a very objective, matter-of-fact way. I found much useful content, but the delivery is very academic, and, in many cases, boring. A sense of humor or story-telling would ease reading, and this book has very little of either.
Summary of Playing Bach on the Keyboard: A Practical Guide
In this concise and accessible volume, a noted keyboard artist and Bach specialist takes a fresh look at the performance of J. S. Bach's keyboard music. Addressing the nonspecialist player, Richard Troeger presents a wide range of historical information and discusses its musical applications. The author shares accounts of the musical styles Bach employed and the instruments he knew. In direct and pragmatic terms, he clarifies the importance of notational and style details as guides to the composer's intentions, particularly emphasizing changes in notational norms between Bach's time and the present. Troeger offers core information on dynamics, articulation, tempo, rhythm, ornamentation and accompaniment. He considers controversial issues as well, establishing the importance of the clavichord in Bach's milieu and examining the link between baroque music and rhetoric - a dramatic relationship that can bring great vitality to performance.Sheet Music & Scores Books
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