{"product_id":"bachs-feet-david-yearsley-9781316639832","title":"Bach's Feet: The Organ Pedals in European Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2012 Ogasapian Book Prize from the The Organ Historical Society\u003c\/b\u003e The organist seated at the king of instruments with thousands of pipes rising all around him, his hands busy at the manuals and his feet patrolling the pedalboard, is a symbol of musical self-sufficiency yielding musical possibilities beyond that of any other mode of solo performance. In this book, David Yearsley presents a new interpretation of the significance of the oldest and richest of European instruments, by investigating the German origins of the uniquely independent use of the feet in organ playing. Delving into a range of musical, literary and visual sources, Bach's Feet demonstrates the cultural importance of this physically demanding mode of music-making, from the blind German organists of the fifteenth century, through the central contribution of Bach's music and legacy, to the newly-pedaling organists of the British Empire and the sinister visions of Nazi propagandists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Yearsley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1316639835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781316639832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.66d","brand":"David Yearsley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947998183679,"sku":"9781316639832","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0a0fcf3a-b9f6-465e-a6da-db99bcb060d4.jpg?v=1681522022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bachs-feet-david-yearsley-9781316639832","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}