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Music in the castle of heaven : a portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach / John Eliot Gardiner.
Publication details: London : Allen lane, 2013.Description: xxxiv, 628 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map, portraits (some colour) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780713996623 (hbk.) :
- Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach
- 780.92 23
Contents:
Summary: Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the unfathomable composers in the history of music. This book explains the ideas on which Bach drew, how he worked, how his music is constructed, how it achieves its effects - and what it can tell us about Bach the man.
Machine generated contents note: 1.Under the Cantor's Gaze -- 2.Germany on the Brink of Enlightenment -- 3.The Bach Gene -- 4.The Class of `85 -- 5.The Mechanics of Faith -- 6.The Incorrigible Cantor -- 7.Bach at His Workbench -- 8.Cantatas or Coffee? -- 9.Cycles and Seasons -- 10.First Passion -- 11.His `Great Passion' -- 12.Collision and Collusion -- 13.The Habit of Perfection -- 14.`Old Bach'.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 780.92 GAR | Available | 055032 |
Total reserves: 0
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1.Under the Cantor's Gaze -- 2.Germany on the Brink of Enlightenment -- 3.The Bach Gene -- 4.The Class of `85 -- 5.The Mechanics of Faith -- 6.The Incorrigible Cantor -- 7.Bach at His Workbench -- 8.Cantatas or Coffee? -- 9.Cycles and Seasons -- 10.First Passion -- 11.His `Great Passion' -- 12.Collision and Collusion -- 13.The Habit of Perfection -- 14.`Old Bach'.
Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the unfathomable composers in the history of music. This book explains the ideas on which Bach drew, how he worked, how his music is constructed, how it achieves its effects - and what it can tell us about Bach the man.
