{"product_id":"9780199248841","title":"Johann Sebastian Bach : The Learned Musician","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Wolff, Christoph (, William Powell Mason Professor of Music and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBaroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 11 April 2002 by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 640 pages, frontispiece; numerous halftones; 1 map, numerous music examples\u003cbr\u003e232 x 155 x 30 | 1048g\u003cp\u003eAlthough we are acquainted with the music of J. S. Bach through countless performances and recordings, the composer himself continues to come across as the somewhat enigmatic figure depicted in a single, familiar portrait. Published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, author and leading Bach scholar Christoph Wolff presents a new picture that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. Now available in paperback, this engaging biography portrays Bach as the living, breathing--and sometimes imperfect--human being that he was, while bringing to bear all the advances gained in the last half-century of Bach scholarship. Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between the composer's life and his music, showing how Bach's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. And throughout, we see Bach in the broader context of his time: its institutions, traditions, and influences. With this highly readable book, Wolff sets a new standard in Bach biography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolff, Christoph (, William Powell Mason Professor of Music and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51136002982072,"sku":"9780199248841","price":30.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780199248841.jpg?v=1747730977","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780199248841","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}