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Author:   Badura-Skoda ,  Alfred Clayton
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.919kg
ISBN:  

9780198165767

ISBN 10:   0198165765
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   22 June 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations A note on terminology Part 1. General Problems of Interpretation 1: An authentic eighteenth- century performance source: C.F. Colt's organ-barrels 2: Studies in rhythm 3: In search of the correct Bach tempo 4: Bach's articulation 5: Dynamics 6: Problems of sonority 7: Problems of harpsichord and piano technique, and of expressive playing 8: The Urtext problem: An imaginary interview 9: Rendering the structure as a whole 10: Prelude in E flat minor and Fugue in D sharp minor, WTC I, BWV 853. An analysis for performance Part II. Studies in Ornamentation 11: Introduction 12: The development of ornamentation in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries 13: J.S. Bach's ornaments: Some general remarks 14: Pralltriller 15: Appoggiaturas 16: The loner trill 17: Bach's mordent 18: Arpeggios 19: The application of ornaments that are not notated 20: Free embellishments in Bach's keyboard works 21: Epilogue Appendix 1. Some recommended editions of Bach's keyboard works Appendix 2. Some textual and interpretational problems in Bach's Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903 Appendix 3. J.M. Gesner, 'Johann Sebastian Bach as conductor, keyboard player, and organist' (Göttingen, 1738) Appendix 4. Excerpt from the Article 'Takt' in J.G. Sulzer's Allgemeine Theorie der schónen Kunste, vol. ii (Leipzig, 1774) Appendix 5. The Dedication of Partita No. 1 (BWV 825) and the Dedicatory Poem Appendix 6. Friedrich Blume and Hans Joachim Moser Bibliography Index

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The most comprehensive and authoritative treatment of its topic ever attempted....His intimate familiarity with Bach's keyboard music is evident throughout....This is an important study that deserves an international audience. --Russell Stinson, SUNY at Stony Brook<br> For all musicians, not just keyboardists. --Choice<br> This exceedingly comprehensive work is particularly significant not only as a revelation of the musical perceptions of one of the foremost keyboard artists of our time, but also for the sound musicological evidence it presents for the illumination of a wide range of performance problems inherent in Bach's keyboard works. The author's demonstrated ability to convey the composer's intentions to present-day performers in the interests of musical perfection undoubtedly will enrich the experience and understanding of Bach's music for audiences for many years to come. --The Diapason<br>

<br> The most comprehensive and authoritative treatment of its topic ever attempted....His intimate familiarity with Bach's keyboard music is evident throughout....This is an important study that deserves an international audience. --Russell Stinson, SUNY at Stony Brook<br> For all musicians, not just keyboardists. --Choice<br> This exceedingly comprehensive work is particularly significant not only as a revelation of the musical perceptions of one of the foremost keyboard artists of our time, but also for the sound musicological evidence it presents for the illumination of a wide range of performance problems inherent in Bach's keyboard works. The author's demonstrated ability to convey the composer's intentions to present-day performers in the interests of musical perfection undoubtedly will enrich the experience and understanding of Bach's music for audiences for many years to come. --The Diapason<br>

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Professor Paul Badura-Skoda is a pianist and scholar.

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