Format:
xxiii, 261 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme, Notenbeispiele, Faksimiles
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26 cm
ISBN:
9781472458865
Uniform Title:
"Iskusstvo fugi I.S. Bacha"
Content:
The enigmatic character of The art of fugue became apparent as early as in its first edition, printed more than a year after the composer’s death. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, who published both the first and the second editions, raised several unsolved questions regarding this opus. The autho presents a consistent and coherent solution to the unresolved questions about the history, structure and appearance of J.S. Bach’s The art of fugue, opening new perspectives for further exploration of this musical masterpiece. The author challenges the present scholarly consensus that there exist two different versions of The art of fugue (the autograph and the original edition) and argues that Bach had considered four versions, of which only two are apparent and have been discussed so far. Only Bach’s illness and death prevented him from fulfilling his plan and publishing a fourth, conclusive version of his opus.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The last decadeOn the conception of the Art of fugue -- Bach's illness and the changes in his handwriting -- The autograph -- The original edition -- The versions in Bach's music -- The first version of the Art of fugue -- The second version -- Toward the third version -- The third version -- The fourth version -- Settings, attitudes and circumstances -- Sequencing and titles in the original edition -- The history of the 1752 edition -- The title page as a 'letters and numbers game' and the question of authorship -- Contrapunctur 5 -- Myths about the canon in augmentation -- The autograph of the last fugue : an unfinished copy? -- 'Over this fugue...' -- Revelation (instead of an epilogue).
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472458889
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781315606095
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Milka, A. (Anatoliĭ Pavlovich) Rethinking J.S. Bach's the Art of fugue Farnham Surrey, UK England : Ashgate Publishing Company, 2016
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
Keywords:
Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750 Die Kunst der Fuge
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