Bibliograph

The way of Bach, three years with the man, the music, and the piano, Dan Moller

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The way of Bach, three years with the man, the music, and the piano, Dan Moller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and glossary

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The way of Bach

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Dan Moller

Sub title

three years with the man, the music, and the piano

Summary

Dan Moller grew up listening to heavy metal in the Boston suburbs. But something changed when he dug out his mother's record of The Art of the Fugue, inexplicably wedged between 16 ABBA Hits and Kenny Rogers. Moller became fixated on Bach and his music, but only learned to play it for himself as an adult. In The Way of Bach, Moller draws us into the strange and surprisingly funny world of the composer and his scene. Did you know The Goldberg Variations contain a song about having to eat too much cabbage? Or that Handel nearly died in a duel he fought while conducting an opera? Along the way, Moller takes up such questions as, just what is so special about Bach’s music? What can Americans—steeped in pop culture—learn from European craftsmanship? And why do some people see a connection between Bach's music and God?

Table Of Contents

The bug -- The music -- The struggle -- The man -- The piano -- God

Target audience

adult

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