Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work
by OpenStories
Original author: Johann Nikolaus Forkel
"Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work" by Johann Nikolaus Forkel is a biography published in 1802. It was the first biography of Johann Sebastian Bach published as a separate book. Forkel drew from Bach's obituary and information from the composer's sons, adding his own interpretations. The work focuses heavily on Bach's keyboard music while largely neglecting his Leipzig church compositions. Despite containing inaccuracies, this pioneering biography proved instrumental in introducing Bach to a broad public and influenced generations of later biographers.
Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work, by Johann Nikolaus Forkel. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #35041.
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22 Chapters
- 1.Introduction4,402 words
- 2.Chapter I: The Family of Bach957 words
- 3.Chapter II: The Career of Bach6,494 words
- 4.Chapter III: Bach as a Clavier Player2,198 words
- 5.Chapter IV: Bach the Organist1,680 words
- 6.Chapter V: Bach the Composer1,988 words
- 7.Chapter VI: Bach the Composer (continued)2,138 words
- 8.Chapter VII: Bach as a Teacher2,349 words
- 9.Chapter VIII: Personal Characteristics1,310 words
- 10.Chapter IX: Bach’s Compositions3,767 words
- 11.Chapter X: Bach’s Manuscripts826 words
- 12.Chapter XI: The Genius of Bach1,303 words
- 13.Book 2121,451 words
- 14.Appendix: II. the Church Cantatas Arranged Chronologically6,371 words
- 15.Appendix: III. the Bachgesellschaft Editions of Bach’s Works (1)7,719 words
- 16.Appendix: III. the Bachgesellschaft Editions of Bach’s Works (2)2,903 words
- 17.Part V: no. 5: Oboe d’amore)1,689 words
- 18.Appendix: IV. Bibliography of Bach Literature1,171 words
- 19.Appendix: V. a Collation of the Novello and Peters Editions of the Organ2,125 words
- 20.Appendix: VI. Genealogy of the Family of Bach4,644 words
- 21.Part III (1)8,109 words
- 22.Part III (2)3,496 words