{"product_id":"bachs-musical-universe-the-composer-and-his-work-9780393050714","title":"Bach's Musical Universe: The Composer and His Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout his life, renowned and prolific composer Johann Sebastian Bach articulated his views as a composer in purely musical terms; he was notoriously reluctant to write about his life and work. Instead, he methodically organized certain pieces into carefully designed collections. These benchmark works, all of them without parallel or equivalent, produced a steady stream of transformative ideas that stand as paradigms of Bach's musical art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this companion volume to his Pulitzer Prize-finalist biography, \u003cem\u003eJohann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician\u003c\/em\u003e, leading Bach scholar Christoph Wolff takes his cue from his famous subject. Wolff delves deeply into the composer's own rich selection of collected music, cutting across conventional boundaries of era, genre, and instrument. Emerging from a complex and massive oeuvre, \u003cem\u003eBach's Musical Universe\u003c\/em\u003e is a focused discussion of a meaningful selection of compositions--from the famous \u003cem\u003eWell-Tempered Clavier\u003c\/em\u003e, violin and cello solos, and \u003cem\u003eBrandenburg Concertos\u003c\/em\u003e to the \u003cem\u003eSt. Matthew Passion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArt of Fugue\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eB-minor Mass\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike any study undertaken before, this book details Bach's creative process across the various instrumental and vocal genres. This array of compositions illustrates the depth and variety at the essence of the composer's musical art, as well as his unique approach to composition as a process of imaginative research into the innate potential of his chosen material. Tracing Bach's evolution as a composer, Wolff compellingly illuminates the ideals and legacy of this giant of classical music in a new, refreshing light for everyone, from the amateur to the virtuoso.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolff, Christoph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eChristoph Wolff\u003c\/strong\u003e is Adams University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, where he taught from 1976 to 2012. A former director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig, Germany, he is the author of numerous works of music history including \u003cem\u003eJohann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician\u003c\/em\u003e, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography, and \u003cem\u003eMozart at the Gateway to His Fortune: Serving the Emperor, 1788-1791\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. Wolff lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491708571922,"sku":"9780393050714","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1fd8519-babb-457c-a076-6f28a74d9f0d.jpg?v=1730551325","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bachs-musical-universe-the-composer-and-his-work-9780393050714","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}