Bach Perspectives 11: J. S. Bach and His Sons

by Mary Oleskiewicz (Editor), Robert L. Marshall (Contribution by), David Schulenberg (Contribution by), Evan Cortens (Contribution by), Christine Blanken (Contribution by)

Overview

Among his numerous children, Johann Sebastian Bach sired five musically gifted sons. The eleventh volume of Bach Perspectives presents essays that explore these men’s lives and careers via distinctive and, in several cases, alternative and interdisciplinary methodologies.

Robert L. Marshall traces how each of the sons grappled with—and at times suffocated beneath—their illustrious father’s legacy. Mary Oleskiewicz’s essay investigates the Bach family’s connections to historical keyboard instruments and musical venues at the Prussian court, while David Schulenberg looks at Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s diverse and innovative keyboard works. Evan Cortens digs into everything from performance materials to pay stubs to offer a detailed view of the business of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s liturgical music. Finally, Christine Blanken discusses how the rediscovery of Bach family musical manuscripts in the Breitkopf archive opens up new perspectives on familiar topics.

A supplemental companion website is now available for Bach Perspectives 11. This resource features additional images, captions, and short descriptions to provide an essential supplement to the printed text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780252041488
Publisher:	University of Illinois Press
Publication date:	11/07/2017
Series:	Bach Perspectives
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Mary Oleskiewicz is an associate professor of music at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Abbreviations ix

Father and Sons: Confronting a Uniquely Daunting Paternal Legacy Robert L. Marshall 1

Keyboards, Music Rooms, and the Bach Family at the Court of Frederick the Great Mary Oleskiewicz 24

C. P. E. Bach's Keyboard Music and the Question of Idiom David Schulenberg 83

Voices and Invoices: The Hamburg Vocal Ensemble of C. P. E. Bach Evan Cortens 113

Recently Rediscovered Sources of Music of the Bach Family in the Breitkopf Archive Christine Blanken 132

Contributors 173

General Index 175

Index of Works 185

Editorial Reviews

"This book is, as with the earlier volumes in this series, immaculately produced and presented, and at once become an indispensable part of any serious musician's library." —Organ

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