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On the 250th anniversary of the composer's death, this volume offers an in-depth look at the ""Great Eighteen"" organ chorales, among the most celebrated works for organ, and a milestone in the history of the chorale. Addressed to organists, scholars, and general listeners alike, this lucid and engaging book examines the music from a wide spectrum of historical and analytical perspectives. Stinson examines the models used by Bach in conceiving the original pieces, his subsequent compilation of these works into a collection, and his compositional process as preserved by the autograph manuscript. Himself an accomplished organist, Stinson also considers various issues of performance practice and concludes with a discussion of the music's reception--its dissemination in manuscript and printed form, its performance history, and its influence on later composers. Completely up-to-date and presenting a wealth of new material, much of it translated into English for the first time, this study will open up fresh perspectives on some of the composer's greatest creations.

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Stinson is always clear and full of admirable good sense; his book is a valuable introduction to these unique organ chorales Music and Letters Stinson's treatment of the individual preludes is unfailingly just and sensitive, and abounds in valuable insights Early Music

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Russell Stinson is the Josephine Emily Brown Professor of Music and College Organist at Lyon College in Arkansas.

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