The Art of Fugue: Bach Fugues for Keyboard, 1715-1750

The Art of Fugue: Bach Fugues for Keyboard, 1715-1750
ISBN-10
0520243587
ISBN-13
9780520243583
Category
Music
Pages
173
Language
English
Published
2005-07-25
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Joseph Kerman

Description

“It is sweet and fitting that Joseph Kerman, who has given us such insight into William Byrd, one of music's inspiring octogenarians, should have celebrated his own eightieth birthday by completing this rich and constantly surprising study of Bach’s fugues. As ever, Kerman's hearing is sharp, his thinking precise and original, and his prose elegant and sapid. Who would have thought that one could write about fugues with such warmth and love, and with such an exhilarating sense of joy?”—Michael Steinberg, author of The Symphony: A Listener’s Guide "Joseph Kerman's writings on Bach are astonishing, stimulating. . . they help the musician and listener to encounter the sometimes impenetrable music of Bach in a way which is marvelous and accessible."—Stephen Kovacevich

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