Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos

The Brandenburg Concertos represent a pinnacle in the history of the Baroque concerto, as well as being among the most universally admired of all Bach's works. This fascinating new guide places the concertos in their historical context, investigates their sources, traces their origins and discusses the changing traditions of performance that have affected the way listeners have understood them since Bach's time.

List of contents

1. Background; 2. Genesis and reception; 3. Instrumentation; 4. The dedication score and its design; 5. The ritornello structure; 6. The individual concertos.

Summary

This fascinating new guide places the Brandenburg concertos in their historical context, investigates their sources, traces their origins and discusses the changing traditions of performance.

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Boyd, Malcolm (University of Wales College of Card Boyd, Malcolm (University of Wales College of Cardiff) Boyd
• Assisted by: Julian Rushton (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.09.1993
• EAN: 9780521387132
• ISBN: 978-0-521-38713-2
• No. of pages: 124
• Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks; Cambridge Music Handbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs