Bach and the Patterns of Invention Tapa dura - 1997

Cambridge and London: Harvard University Press, 1996. [v] 270p., music, dj.

Harvard University Press, 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0674060059

Harvard University Press, 1997-02-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Harvard University Press, 1996. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780674060050

Harvard University Press, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Harvard, 1996. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. Jacket is creased on inner flap. Cover and inside pages are clean and unmarked.

Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1996. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/very good. orange cloth, gilt lettering to spine, dust jacket, 270 pp, small chip to dj Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

Second printing. Volume, measuring approximately 7.5" x 10.5", is bound in burnt orange cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book displays very light shelfwear. Previous owner's name appears at top outside corner of front flyleaf. Interior is otherwise clean and bright. Dust jacket exhibits light shelfwear. 270 pages."In this major 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, Laurence Dreyfus explains how Bach's approach to musical invention in a variety of genres posed a fundamental challenge to Baroque aesthetics."Invention"--the word Bach and his contemporaries used for the musical idea that is behind or that generates a composition--emerges as an invaluable key in Dreyfus's analysis. Looking at important pieces in a range of genres, including concertos, sonatas, fugues, and vocal works, he focuses on the fascinating… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Harvard University Press, 1997-02-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!