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The Afterlife of Bach's Organ Works: Their Reception from the Nineteenth Century to the Present by Russell Stinson (Emeritus Professor of Music, Emeritus Professor of Music, Lyon College, Batesville, AR) at Abbey's Bookshop,
The Afterlife of Bach's Organ Works: Their Reception from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
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Russell Stinson (Emeritus Professor of Music, Emeritus Professor of Music, Lyon College, Batesville, AR)

The Afterlife of Bach's Organ Works

Their Reception from the Nineteenth Century to the Present

Russell Stinson (Emeritus Professor of Music, Emeritus Professor of Music, Lyon College, Batesville, AR)

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Oxford University Press Inc
11 April 2024
Music reviews & criticism; Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Keyboard instruments
"The music of J. S. Bach continues to be revered and celebrated centuries after his death. Its timelessness can be attributed to masterful musical engineering combined with profound expressivity. In other words, Bach's unique art may represent the pinnacle of contrapuntal technique, but it is just as amazing for its depth of emotion. Bach's compositions remain an indispensable part of the classical-music canon today.

The Afterlife of Bach's Organ Works explores the critical impact made on posterity by Bach's organ music. It concerns a diverse group of musicians and non-musicians alike--some famous, some forgotten--who in one way or another became champions of these compositions. These individuals performed the music; edited it for publication; promoted it by means of books, articles, and reviews; transcribed it for other media; taught it to their pupils; shared it with their family and friends; and incorporated it into the soundtracks of their motion pictures. They ensured its ""afterlife.""In five chapters, organist and Bach expert Russell Stinson traces the historical afterlife of Bach's organ music from the early nineteenth century--the era of the so-called Bach revival--to the present day. Engagingly written and containing a wealth of information previously unavailable in English, the book is a history of performance practice, an aesthetic history of musical taste, and a social history. Each chapter tells the story of how and why Bach's organ works have stood the test of time."
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Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 163mm,  Width: 229mm,  Spine: 31mm
Weight:   442g
ISBN:   9780197680438
ISBN 10:   0197680437
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Russell Stinson is Emeritus Professor of Music at Lyon College (Batesville, Arkansas) and Director of Music at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He has served on the faculties of Stony Brook University, the University of Louisville, the University of Michigan, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and he has been a church and concert organist for over fifty years. His many publications on the music of J. S. Bach include five previous books published by Oxford University Press.

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