Bach's Changing World: Voices in the Community (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580461900)

The Leipzig middle-class evolved with the cooperation and gratitude of an extravagant, greedy, and disinterested absolutist ruler. Bach's Changing World documents how this community and other German communities responded to a variety of religious, social, and political demands that emerged during the years of the composer's lifetime. An accepted, admired, and trusted member of this community, as evidenced by the commissions he received for secular celebrations from royalty and members of the middle-class alike -- in addition to functioning as church composer -- Bach shared its values. Contributors: Carol K. Baron, Susan H. Gillespie, Katherine Goodman, Joyce L. Irwin, Tanya Kevorkian, Ulrich Siegele, John Van Cleve, and Ruben Weltsch. Carol K. Baron is Fellow for Life in the Department of Music at Stony Brook University, where she was co-founder and administrator of the Bach Aria Festival and Institute.

Author: Carol Baron
ISBN-10: 1580461905
ISBN-13: 9781580461900
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Language: English
Published: 06/09/2006
Pages: 284
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.32w x 0.94d