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Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Malcolm Boyd
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| Series | Cambridge Music Handbooks |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:124 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 222,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | Bands, groups and musicians
Orchestras |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521387132
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| Classifications | Dewey:784.24092 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | General | |
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| Illustrations |
20 Printed music items; 4 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
24 September 1993 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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. The works' rich instrumentarium is carefully described, and a substantial chapter considers each concerto individually, revealing those aspects of their style and structure that make this group of works a unique and towering landmark in the history of the genre.
Reviews"Boyd's informed and judicious work, the 20th in the 'Cambridge Music Handbook' series, is a must for those wishing to catch up with the latest scholarship dealing with this celebrated set of 'six concertos for several [different] instruments.'" Choice
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