Aspects of unity in J.S. Bach's partitas and suites : an analytical study / David W. Beach.
| Author/creator | Beach, David, 1938- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2005. |
| Description | xiii, 92 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989 ; v. 33 Eastman studies in music ; v. 33. 1071-9989 ^A494093 |
| Contents | Preface -- The partitas and suites of Johann Sebastian Bach -- Part I. Introduction. The role of repetition and variation ; The variation suite -- Harmonic plans -- Motivic parallels -- Structural associations -- Part II. Keyboard suite in A minor (BWV 818a) -- French suite VI in E major (BWV 817) -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Theoretical terms and definitions. |
| Abstract | Musicians--listeners, performers, and scholars alike--have often felt a profound connectedness between various movements in multimovement works by the great composers. But sensing musical unity is one thing; showing it is another. In this book, the author examines many of the forty-four works by Bach in this genre-for keyboard, orchestra, and solo instruments, including the beloved solo works for violin and for cello--from this perspective. Through careful attention to motivic and harmonic repetitions at various structural levels, made plain to the eye in numerous annotated musical examples and diagrams, he establishes that Bach often did link several movements of a suite in various ways, sometimes by overt but often by more subtle means. This book thus provides new insight into the inner workings of these great works. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 89) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005020429 |
| ISBN | 1580462022 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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