Bach and the Patterns of Invention
Book Details
Author(s)Laurence Dreyfus
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN / ASIN0674013565
ISBN-139780674013568
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 24 hours
Sales Rank478,106
CategoryMusic
MarketplaceUnited Kingdom 🇬🇧
Description
In this new interpretation of the music of J.S. Bach, we gain a striking picture of the composer as a unique critic of his age. By reading Bach's music 'against the grain' of contemporaries such as Vivaldi and Telemann, Dreyfus explains how Bach's approach to musical invention in a variety of genres.
