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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198161557
ISBN-139780198161554
eBay Product ID (ePID)1964897
Product Key Features
Number of Pages592 Pages
Publication NameInterpreting Bach at the Keyboard
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGenres & Styles / Classical, Printed Music / Piano & Keyboard Repertoire, Linguistics / General
Publication Year1993
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMusic, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorPaul Badura-ŠKODA, Alfred Clayton
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight37 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN92-012565
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal786/.146/092
SynopsisThe ever-increasing number of performances of Bach's music is a sign of its enduring vitality. But perhaps no other composer is subject to such a wide diversity of interpretation--assessing the merits of these many interpretations and unravelling the sources and documents on which they are based can be extremely difficult for the modern performer. In this important new book, Paul Badura-Skoda draws on forty years of studying and performing Bach to present startling new insights into many different aspects of Bach's music. He looks at rhythm, tempo, articulation, and dynamics; examines the instruments for which Bach's music was intended, and considers problems of sonority. He then discusses ornamentation in depth, analyzing each of the signs and symbols used by Bach, and argues that much of Bach's ornamentation in current performance is monotonous and fails to reflect the actual Baroque style. Sometimes contentious, always stimulating, Badura-Skoda's book conveys a passion for an informed interpretation of Bach's music based on a recognition and respect for Bach's actual intentions. Copiously illustrated with musical examples, the book will take its place as a standard work for all students and performers of Bach's ever-popular keyboard music., Paul Badura-Skoda has been studying and performing Bach's keyboard music for more than 40 years. In this volume he presents a host of valuable new insights drawn from his deep knowledge of the sources and the problems of interpretation.