Bach's Works for Solo Violin

"J. S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin have been central to the violin repertoire since the mid-eighteenth century. This volume is the first comprehensive exploration of the place of these works within Bach's music: it focuses on their structural and stylistic features as they have been perceived since their creation. Joel Lester, a scholar, teacher, violinist, and administrator, combines an analytical study, a full historical guide, and an insightful introduction to Bach's style. Individual movements are related to comparable movements by Bach in other media and are differentiated from superficially similar works from later eras."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: There is an old musical game in which the players try to recognize a piece after hearing only its opening.

Year

1999

Language

English

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Editions

4

Pages

200

ISBN

9780195171440

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