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Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint - New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism Yearsley, David (Cornell University, New York)
Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint - New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism
Yearsley, David (Cornell University, New York)
Offers interpretations of many of Bach's late compositions which include complex musical techniques such as canon. These techniques had significant meanings attached to them which were crucial to, for example, the Lutheran rituals of death and Enlightenment philosophies of stylistic change and musical progress.
276 pages, 31 b/w illus. 65 music examples
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 14, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521803465 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 276 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 236 × 23 mm · 512 g |
| Language | English |