Synopses & Reviews
One in a series of composer biographies derived from the second edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, this book provides an overview of the entire Bach musical dynasty as well as individual studies of the 14 family members. The recent discovery of C.P.E. Bach's musical estate in the Ukraine adds a wealth of information to an already valuable resource. A compact, definitive reference that is the essential starting point for any research on the Bach family, this book includes concise biographical profiles reflecting the latest scholarship, along with updated lists of works, extensive bibliographies, a family tree, an index and eight pages of black and white illustrations.
About the Author
Principal author
Christoph Wolff has been a professor of music at Harvard since 1976 and was named Adams University Professor in 2002. His biography
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician won the Otto Kinkeldey Award of the American Musicological Society and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.