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Author(s): David Yearsley
ISBN(s): 9780521803465, 0521803462
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 24.42 MB
Year: 2002
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0521090997
ISBN 13: 9780521090995
Author: David Yearsley

This book offers new interpretations of many of Bach’s late compositions which include complex musical techniques such as canon. These techniques held great significance for Bach and his contemporaries not only on account of the great skill they demanded but because of the meanings attached to them. Intricate musical devices were crucial to the Lutheran rituals of death and dying, to alchemy, to Enlightenment philosophies of stylistic change and musical progress, to musical representations of political power, and to the legacy of Bach into our own time.
 

Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The Nature of Counterpoint

  • Explores what counterpoint is and its role in music, particularly in the Baroque era, setting the stage for understanding Bach’s approach.

Chapter 2: Bach’s Early Counterpoint: The Prelude and Fugue

  • Examines Bach’s development as a composer of counterpoint, especially in his early fugues and the Well-Tempered Clavier.

Chapter 3: Theological and Philosophical Implications of Counterpoint

  • Discusses how Bach used counterpoint to express theological ideas, such as divine order, human struggle, and the search for transcendence.

Chapter 4: The Art of Fugue: A Musical and Philosophical Statement

  • A close analysis of Bach’s Art of Fugue, exploring its intricate counterpoint and its connection to philosophical and metaphysical ideas.

Chapter 5: Counterpoint and the Text: Bach’s Vocal Music

  • Investigates Bach’s use of counterpoint in his choral and vocal works, especially in relation to sacred texts and their interpretation through music.

Chapter 6: Counterpoint as a Reflection of Musical Structure

  • A detailed look at how Bach’s counterpoint reflects his mastery of musical form and structural complexity.

Chapter 7: Bach’s Later Music: Counterpoint and the Legacy

  • Discusses Bach’s later works and how his approach to counterpoint continued to influence Western music theory and composition.

Conclusion: The Legacy of Bach’s Counterpoint

  • A reflection on the lasting influence of Bach’s counterpoint on subsequent music, theory, and composers.

Bibliography

  • A comprehensive list of scholarly references and sources related to Bach’s music and counterpoint.

Index

  • An alphabetical index of topics, terms, and figures mentioned throughout the book.

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