The Life of Bach

by Peter Williams

Book Overview

Bach, like Shakespeare, is known largely by his works, exceptional in quantity as well as quality, and only a few original documents convey any idea of his life and character. Peter Williams's 2003 look at Bach's biography asks many questions about the so-called evidence. What was he like as a young man, as a father, as an ageing church servant? What were his preoccupations? What music did he know and how did he compose and perform such an amazing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521826365
• ISBN13: 9780521826365
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.8"