Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume I: 1695-1717

This book gives an account of the individual works of one of the greatest composers. The first volume of a two-volume study of the music of J. S. Bach covers the earlier part of his composing career, 1695-1717. By studying the music chronologically a coherent picture of the composer''s creative development emerges, drawing together all the strands of the individual repertoires (e.g. the cantatas...