Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work
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Chapters (66)
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- FORKEL'S PREFACE
- CHAPTER I. THE FAMILY OF BACH
- Chapter II. THE CAREER OF BACH
- CHAPTER IIA.113 BACH AT LEIPZIG, 1723-1750
- CHAPTER III. BACH AS A CLAVIER PLAYER
- CHAPTER IV. BACH THE ORGANIST
- CHAPTER V. BACH THE COMPOSER
- CHAPTER VI. BACH THE COMPOSER (continued)
- CHAPTER VII. BACH AS A TEACHER
- CHAPTER VIII. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- CHAPTER IX. BACH'S COMPOSITIONS
- I. Compositions For The Clavier
- II. Music For The Clavier With Other Instruments
- III. Compositions For The Organ
- IV. Instrumental Music
- V. Vocal Music
- CHAPTER X. BACH'S MANUSCRIPTS
- CHAPTER XI. THE GENIUS OF BACH
- APPENDIX I. CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF BACH'S COMPOSITIONS
- I. CATALOGUE OF BACH'S COMPOSITIONS PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT TO WEIMAR IN JUNE 1708, in his twenty-fourth year.327
- VOCAL:—
- CLAVIER328:—
- Organ330:—
- II. Catalogue Of Bach's Compositions At Weimar, 1708-17, from his twenty-fourth to his thirty-third year.
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- Organ:—
- III. Catalogue Of Bach's Compositions At Cöthen, 1717-23, from his thirty-third to his thirty-ninth year.
- Vocal:—
- Clavier:—
- Chamber333:—
- Orchestral:335—
- Organ:—
- IV. Catalogue Of Bach's Compositions At Leipzig, 1723-34, from his thirty-ninth to his fiftieth year.
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- Clavier:—
- Orchestral:—
- Organ:—
- V. Catalogue Of Bach's Compositions At Leipzig, 1735-50, from his fifty-first year to his death.
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- APPENDIX II. THE CHURCH CANTATAS ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY
- (1) COMPOSED AT ARNSTADT (see also Nos. 150, 189.)
- (2) COMPOSED AT MÜLHAUSEN (see also Nos. 150, 189.)
- (3) COMPOSED AT WEIMAR. (See also Nos. 12, 72, 80, 164, 168, 186.)
- (4) COMPOSED AT CÖTHEN. (See also Nos. 22 and 23.)
- (5) COMPOSED AT LEIPZIG. 1723-34. (See also Nos. 31, 70, 134, 147, 158, 173.)
- (6) COMPOSED AT LEIPZIG: 1735-50
- APPENDIX III. THE BACHGESELLSCHAFT EDITIONS OF BACH'S WORKS
- (A) PUBLICATIONS OF THE BACHGESELLSCHAFT
- (B) PUBLICATIONS OF THE NEW BACHGESELLSCHAFT
- APPENDIX IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BACH LITERATURE
- I. Germany
- II. France
- III. Great Britain
- IV. United States Of America
- V. Holland
- VI. Belgium
- VII. Russia
- APPENDIX V. A COLLATION OF THE NOVELLO AND PETERS EDITIONS OF THE ORGAN WORKS
- APPENDIX VI. GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILY OF BACH
- Footnotes
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