• Johann Sebastian Bach, an Introduction to his Life and Works Russel H. Miles
    Год издания: 1962
    Издательство: Prentice Hall

    Blending Bach's life and work, Russell H. Miles dismisses the austere Bach of legend and presents the warmth of the man and his music. He explains how Bach's familial devotion and the dedication of his talent to God affected his music, and how, in turn, the music acted on his life. Professor Miles shows how, despite personal tragedy and professional difficulties, Bach created a lively and inspiring foundation for a large part of the world's music. "Professor Miles' book...make(s) us want to be as knowing as we can with respect to the miracles Bach performed;" writes Mark Van Doren in his Foreward. "Toward this end, the author was wise in…

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