Bach's 'Brandenburg' Concertos

Originally published in 1963 and with a foreword by Yehudi Menuhin, this book begins with a study of the historical scene and the conditions under which Bach and his player colleagues lived, wrote and worked. It discusses the instruments then in use and required by Bach in these compositions.

List of contents

Part 1: History Part 2: Instruments and Analysis: 1. Concerto No. 1 2. Concerto No. 2 3. Concerto No. 4 4. Concerto No. 5 6. Concerto No. 6 7. Conclusion.

Summary

Originally published in 1963 and with a foreword by Yehudi Menuhin, this book begins with a study of the historical scene and the conditions under which Bach and his player colleagues lived, wrote and worked. It discusses the instruments then in use and required by Bach in these compositions.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Carrell, Carrell Norman
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032898841
• ISBN: 978-1-032-89884-1
• No. of pages: 134
• Weight: 420 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, baroque, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750), Western "classical" music, Johann Sebastian Bach;Eighteenth century music;violin;viola