Bach's Art of fugue and Musical offering
Matthew Dirst
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Copyright:
- ©2024
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- Summary:
- "Bach's Art of Fugue and Musical Offering is the first comprehensive study of two closely related masterworks of the late Baroque fugal style. The initial volume in a series of American Bach Society Guides produced in collaboration with Oxford University Press, it unpacks these famously cerebral collections as endlessly fascinating material for study and play. Intended for a general readership, this compact guide also summarizes for practitioners a considerable body of knowledge about these singular works. Bach scholar and keyboard player Matthew Dirst explains their idiosyncratic musical language in initial chapters while reviewing how both projects took shape during Bach's final decade, as he reoriented his creative energies around capstone works of various kinds. The most systematic of these, the Art of Fugue and Musical Offering reflect his lifelong fascination with learned counterpoint, as demonstrated in elaborate series of fugues and canons in both and in an unusually intricate trio sonata in the latter. Later chapters provide commentary on individual movements and groups of pieces and on the historical reception of this music, including its impact on other disciplines. Recurring themes include Bach's diligent exploration of contrapuntal types and techniques, his embrace of musical games of various sorts, and his creative assimilation of diverse musical styles"--Provided by publisher.
- Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Contrapuntal pursuits
- Origins and audience
- From one, many
- Musical gaming
- Paying tribute
- Elusive ideals
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Author/Creator:
- Dirst, Matthew , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- Online version: Bach's Art of fugue and Musical offering [by Dirst, M.] (New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023 — ISBN 9780197536667; LCCN 2023017610)
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index.
- Physical Description:
- x, 174 pages : illustrations, music ; 21 cm.
- Physical Characteristics:
- illustration; music
- Call Numbers:
- ML410.B13 D587 2024
- ISBNs:
- 9780197536636 (hardcover)
0197536638 (hardcover)
9780197536643 (paperback)
0197536646 (paperback)
9780197536667 (electronic book) [Invalid]
9780197536674 (electronic book) [Invalid]
9780197536650 (electronic book) [Invalid] - Other Standard Numbers:
- International Article Number: 9780197536643
- Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2023017609
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1381890402