Bach's numbers : compositional proportion and significance /
Tatlow, Ruth,
Bach's numbers : compositional proportion and significance / Ruth Tatlow. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xviii, 411 pages.)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Bach's numbers -- Symmetry, proportion and parallels -- Unity, proportions and universal harmony in Bach's world -- Bars, compositional planning and proportional parallelism -- Three collections for strings -- Four in two collections for keyboard -- Two further collections for keyboard -- Two small late collections -- Two large late collections -- Collections of concertos -- Collections of organ works -- Great passions and cantatas -- Festive cut-and-paste projects : masses and oratorios -- Lost blueprints.
Ruth Tatlow employs theoretical evidence and practical demonstrations to explain how and why Bach used numbers in his published compositions.
9781316364741 9781316105061 9781316358344
Symbolism of numbers in music.
Electronic Books.
ML410 / .B334 2015
Bach's numbers : compositional proportion and significance / Ruth Tatlow. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xviii, 411 pages.)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Bach's numbers -- Symmetry, proportion and parallels -- Unity, proportions and universal harmony in Bach's world -- Bars, compositional planning and proportional parallelism -- Three collections for strings -- Four in two collections for keyboard -- Two further collections for keyboard -- Two small late collections -- Two large late collections -- Collections of concertos -- Collections of organ works -- Great passions and cantatas -- Festive cut-and-paste projects : masses and oratorios -- Lost blueprints.
Ruth Tatlow employs theoretical evidence and practical demonstrations to explain how and why Bach used numbers in his published compositions.
9781316364741 9781316105061 9781316358344
Symbolism of numbers in music.
Electronic Books.
ML410 / .B334 2015