J.S. Bach at his royal instrument : essays on his organ works /

J.S. Bach at his royal instrument : essays on his organ works /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stinson, Russell.
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 203 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Bach, Johann Sebastian, -- 1685-1750. -- Organ music. Organ music (Bach, Johann Sebastian) Organ music -- History and criticism. Organ music. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12869340

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ISBN:	9780199917242 0199917248 9780199980321 0199980322 9780199917235 019991723X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-192) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"In this wide-ranging set of original essays, musicologist and organist Russell Stinson investigates Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions for the organ, opening up a wealth of perspectives on the stylistic orientation and historical context of these timeless masterpieces. With a sweeping hand, Stinson sheds light on the entire corpus of Bach's organ chorales, and considers the reception of particular pieces not only by various luminaries in the classical music world, but also those within such disparate contexts as film, literature, politics, and rock music. Stinson's investigations include a revealing focus on a previously unpublished fugue by Bach pupil J.G. Schübler, unexplored techniques found in over twenty of Bach's chorale preludes, and the diverse ways in which Bach's organ works have been received from the composer's own lifetime to the present day. Individual essays are also devoted to Felix Mendelssohn as a performer; to Robert Schumann as an editor and critic; to César Franck as a performer, pedagogue, and composer; and to Edward Elgar as a performer, critic, and transcriber. Rich in archival data and filled with fascinating anecdotes, J.S. Bach at His Royal Instrument is entirely up-to-date, meticulously annotated and indexed, and eminently readable. This book is essential reading for anyone at all interested in Bach and 'the king of instruments.'"--Publisher's website.
Other form:	Print version: Stinson, Russell. J.S. Bach at his royal instrument 9780199917235

Table of Contents:

Studies and discoveries
Bach and the varied Stollen
Some observations on Mendelssohn's reception of Bach's organ works
Bach's organ works and Schumann's Neue Zeitschrift
César Franck as a receptor of Bach's organ works
Edward Elgar as a receptor of Bach's organ works
Aspects of reception from Bach's day to the present.