Bibliograph

Johann Sebastian Bach, Tim Dowley

Type

Label

Johann Sebastian Bach, Tim Dowley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Johann Sebastian Bach

Responsibility statement

Tim Dowley

Series statement

Illustrated lives of great composers

Summary

A new and fascinating biography of the most outstanding composer in musical history, covering Bach's earliest musical efforts 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 engravings 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 for the general reader and the specialist. Includes a CD featuring a selection of recordings by the composer

Target audience

adult

Classification