Dance and the Music of J. S. Bach - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dance and the Music of J. S. Bach write by Meredith Little. This book was released on 2009-01-27. Dance and the Music of J. S. Bach available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A unique study of dance forms and rhythms in the Baroque composer’s repertoire. Stylized dance music and music based on dance rhythms pervade Bach’s compositions. Although the music of this very special genre has long been a part of every serious musician’s repertoire, little has been written about it. The original edition of this book addressed works that bore the names of dances—a considerable corpus. In this expanded version of their practical and insightful study, Meredith Little and Natalie Jenne apply the same principles to the study of a great number of Bach’s works that use identifiable dance rhythms but do not bear dance-specific titles. Part I describes French dance practices in the cities and courts most familiar to Bach. The terminology and analytical tools necessary for discussing dance music of Bach’s time are laid out. Part II presents the dance forms that Bach used, annotating all of his named dances. Little and Jenne draw on choreographies, harmony, theorists’ writings, and the music of many seventeenth- and eighteenth-century composers in order to arrive at a model for each dance type. Additionally, in Appendix A all of Bach’s named dances are listed in convenient tabular form; included are the BWV number for each piece, the date of composition, the larger work in which it appears, the instrumentation, and the meter. Appendix B supplies the same data for pieces recognizable as dance types but not named as such. More than ever, this book will stimulate both the musical scholar and the performer with a new perspective at the rhythmic workings of Bach’s remarkable repertoire of dance-based music.
Dance and the Music of J.S. Bach, Expanded ed
Dance and the Music of J.S. Bach, Expanded ed - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dance and the Music of J.S. Bach, Expanded ed write by Little. This book was released on 2001. Dance and the Music of J.S. Bach, Expanded ed available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Polish Style in the Music of Johann Sebastian Bach
Polish Style in the Music of Johann Sebastian Bach - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Polish Style in the Music of Johann Sebastian Bach write by Szymon Paczkowski. This book was released on 2017-03-21. Polish Style in the Music of Johann Sebastian Bach available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Now appearing in an English translation, this book by Szymon Paczkowski is the first in-depth exploration of the Polish style in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach spent almost thirty years living and working in Leipzig in Saxony, a country ruled by Friedrich August I and his son Friedrich August II, who were also kings of Poland (as August II and August III). This period of close Polish-Saxon relations left a significant imprint on Bach’s music. Paczkowski’s meticulous account of this complex political and cultural dynamic sheds new light on many of Bach’s familiar pieces. The book explores the semantic and rhetorical functions that undergird the symbolism of the Polish style in Baroque music. It demonstrates how the notion of a Polish style in music was developed in German music theory, and conjectures that Bach’s successful application for the title of Court Composer at the court of the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland would induce the composer to deliberately use elements of the Polish style. This comprehensive study of the way Bach used the Polish style in his music moves beyond technical analysis to place the pieces within the context of Baroque customs and discourse. This ambitious and inspiring study is an original contribution to the scholarly conversation concerning Bach’s music, focusing on the symbolism of the polonaise, the most popular and recognizable Polish dance in 18th-century Saxony. In Saxony at this time the polonaise was associated with the ceremonies of the royal-electoral court in Dresden, and Saxon musicians regarded it as a musical symbol of royalty. Paczkowski explores this symbolism of the Polish royal dance in Bach’s instrumental music and, which is also to be found to an even greater extent, in his vocal works. The Polish Style in the Music of Johann Sebastian Bach provides wide-ranging interpretations based on a careful analysis of the sources explored within historical and theological context. The book is a valuable source for both teaching and further research, and will find readers not only among musicologists, but also historians, art historians, and readers in cultural studies. All lovers of Bach’s music will appreciate this lucid and intriguing study.
Dances for the Keyboard
Dances for the Keyboard - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dances for the Keyboard write by Johann Sebastian Bach. This book was released on . Dances for the Keyboard available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This series of publications is actually comprised of five narrowly focused series: Piano Music from His Early Years, Piano Music Inspired by Women, Dances of… and Humor in Piano Music. They are a result of in-depth musicological study by Dr Hinson. Each series provides assistance in the areas of performance practice and historical backgrounds as they relate to each piece.
A Marriage of Music and Dance
A Marriage of Music and Dance - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Marriage of Music and Dance write by Anne Elgar Guyett. This book was released on 1997. A Marriage of Music and Dance available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
