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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521891159

ISBN-139780521891158

eBay Product ID (ePID)2234484

Product Key Features

Number of Pages638 Pages

Publication NameOrgan Music of J. S. Bach

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGenres & Styles / Classical, General, Printed Music / Piano & Keyboard Repertoire

Publication Year2003

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorPeter F. Williams

Subject AreaMusic

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight36.7 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2002-067368

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsOn the first edition:'... obligatory for anyone concerned with the core of the organ repertory ... Dr Williams's writing has a rare vigour and confidence; its sheer authority makes for compelling reading.'Stanley Sadie in Gramophone, ' â€¦ there is no denying the stimulating nature of the content â€¦ you will find much to stimulate, provoke, invigorate â€¦ that is good scholarship.' Early Music Today, "This masterful revision of a book first published in 1980 confirms Peter Williams's towering status in the field. The book is a wonderful reference and guide for the performer and scholar alike." Times Literary Supplement, Martin J. Smith, "This work belongs in every organist's library. The analysis progresses in order of the BWV listings, and every work is thoroughly examined in light of the most recent and highest scholarship. The foundation of every organist's repertoire is Bach, and this work will shed some new light and perhaps provide new interpretive inspiration on many familiar works." - Music Educators Journal, "For Your Library", On the first edition: '... obligatory for anyone concerned with the core of the organ repertory ... Dr Williams's writing has a rare vigour and confidence; its sheer authority makes for compelling reading.' Stanley Sadie in Gramophone, ' … there is no denying the stimulating nature of the content … you will find much to stimulate, provoke, invigorate … that is good scholarship.'Early Music Today, 'The original publication was always stimulating to consult and highly thought-provoking, and it is pleasing that the author has retained this engaging - and sometimes quite challenging - approach. A remarkable achievement.' The Consort, On the first edition: '... obligatory for anyone concerned with the core of the organ repertory ... Dr Williams's writing has a rare vigour and confidence; its sheer authority makes for compelling reading.' Stanley Sadie, Gramophone, On the first edition: 'â€¦ obligatory for anyone concerned with the core of the organ repertory â€¦ Dr Williams's writing has a rare vigour and confidence; its sheer authority makes for compelling reading.' Stanley Sadie, Gramophone, ' ... there is no denying the stimulating nature of the content ... you will find much to stimulate, provoke, invigorate ... that is good scholarship.' Early Music Today, On the first edition:‘… obligatory for anyone concerned with the core of the organ repertory … Dr Williams’s writing has a rare vigour and confidence; its sheer authority makes for compelling reading.’Stanley Sadie in Gramophone

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal786.5/092

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentFugue in G Minor, BWV 131a; Six Sonatas, BWV 525-530; Preludes and Fugues (Praeludia), BWV 531-552; Eight Short Preludes and Fugues, BWV 553-560; Miscellaneous Pieces, BWV 561-591; Concertos, BWV 592-596; Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599-644; Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650; Chorales formerly called 'The Eighteen', BWV 651-668; Chorales from Clavierübung III, BWV 669-689; Chorales formerly called 'The Kirnsberger Collection', BWV 690-713; Miscellaneous Chorales, BWV 714-765; Chorale Variations (Partitas), BWV 766-771; Four Duets from Clavierübung III, BWV 802-805; Chorales now called 'The Neumeister Collection', BWV 1090-1120; Further works, in part uncertain of origin; Calendar; Glossary.

SynopsisThe first two volumes of Peter Williams's classic study of Bach's organ works have been fully revised, taking account of Bach scholarship of the 25 years prior to publication. This one-volume 2003 edition provides a piece-by-piece commentary on this ever-popular repertoire, showing what its unique qualities are, and how we might hear and play it today., This is a completely revised 2003 edition of volumes I and II of The Organ Music of J. S. Bach (1980), a bestselling title, which has subsequently become a classic text. This edition takes account of Bach scholarship of the 25 years prior to publication. Peter Williams's piece-by-piece commentary puts the musical sources of the organ works in context, describing the form and content of each work and relating them to other music, German and non-German. He summarises the questions about the history, authenticity, chronology, function and performance of each piece, and points out important details of style and musical quality. The study follows the order of the Bach catalogue (BWV), beginning with the sonatas, then the 'free works', followed by chorales and ending with the doubtful works, including the 'newly discovered chorales' of 1985., Taking account of Bach scholarship of the past twenty-five years, the first two volumes of Peter Williams's classic study of Bach's organ works are fully revised. This work is a piece-by-piece commentary on this ever-popular repertoire, demonstrating the music's unique qualities and how we might hear and play it today. The book follows the order of the Bach catalog (BWV): beginning with the sonatas, followed by the "free works" and the chorales, and ending with the doubtful works, including the "newly discovered chorales" of 1985.

LC Classification NumberMT145.B14W53 2002