The Cambridge Companion to Bach

Benefiting from the research of eminent Bach scholars, this 1997 Companion examines Bach's work in the context of his age.

The Cambridge Companion to Bach, first published in 1997, provides a late twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach, the man and the composer. It examines the society, the beliefs and the world-view of his age as well as the compositional style, performance and reception of his work.The Cambridge Companion to Bach, first published in 1997, goes beyond a basic life-and-works study to provide a late twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach the man and composer. The book is divided into three parts. Part One is concerned with the historical context, the society, beliefs and the world-view of Bach's age. The second part discusses the music and Bach's compositional style, while Part Three considers Bach's influence and the performance and reception of his music through the succeeding generations. This Companion benefits from the insights and research of some of the most distinguished Bach scholars, and from it the reader will gain a notion of the diversity of current thought on this great composer.