| Series |
Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989 ; v. 114
Eastman studies in music ; v. 114. ^A494093
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| Contents |
Emanuel Bach in context -- A student in Leipzig -- Leipzig: first works -- From Leipzig to Frankfurt (Oder) and Berlin -- Joining the court: Bach at Berlin -- Bach's works of the 1740s: sonatas, concertos, trios -- Beyond the court -- Berlin and after: songs and the new aesthetic of vocal music -- Leaving the court: music mainly for concerts -- The later keyboard music -- Church piece and oratorio at Hamburg -- Swan songs. |
| Abstract |
Of Bach's four sons who became composers, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-88) was the most prolific, the most original, and the most influential both during and after his lifetime. This is the first comprehensive study of his music, examining not only the famous keyboard sonatas and concertos but also the songs, the chamber music, and the sacred works, many of which resurfaced only recently and have not previously been evaluated. A compositional biography, the book surveys C. P. E. Bach's extensive output of nearly a thousand works while tracing his musical development-from his student days at Leipzig and Frankfurt (Oder), through his nearly three decades as court musician to Prussian King Frederick "the Great," to his final twenty years as cantor and music director at Hamburg. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version 9781580468466 |
| LCCN | 2014013296 |
| ISBN | 9781580464819 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 1580464815 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
