Rethinking J.S. Bach's the Art of Fugue

ISBN-13: 9780367229528 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 288 str.

Anatoly P. Milka; Esti Sheinberg

Opis

Anatoly P Milka presents a consistent and coherent solution to the unresolved questions about the history, structure and appearance of J.S. Bach’s The Art of Fugue, opening new perspectives for further exploration of this musical masterpiece.

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List of Figures  List of Schemes  List of Tables  List of Musical Examples  List of Abbreviations  Notes on Contributors  Preface  Introduction  Part I: Toward the History of the Conception  1. The Last Decade  2. On the Conception of The Art of Fugue  3. Bach’s Illness and the Changes in his Handwriting  Part II: The Principal Documents: the Autograph and the Original Edition  4. The Autograph  5. The Original Edition  Part III: J.S. Bach’s work on The Art of Fugue  6. The versions in Bach’s music  7. The First Version of The Art of Fugue  8. The Second Version  9. Toward the Third Version  10. The Third Version  11. The Fourth Version  Part IV: C.P.E. Bach’s work toward the publication of The Art of Fugue  12. Settings, Attitudes and Circumstances  13. Sequencing and Titles in the Original Edition  14. The History of the 1752 Edition  Part V: Toward a New Interpretation of The Art of Fugue  15. The title page as a ‘Letters and Numbers Game’ and The Question of Authorship  16. Contrapunctur 5  17. Myths about the Canon in Augmentation  18. The Autograph of the Last Fugue: an Unfinished Copy?  19. "Over This Fugue..."  20. Revelation (Instead of an Epilogue)  Bibliography  Index