Johann Sebastian Bach
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- His Life, Art, and Work
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1. Front matter2. Illustrations3. Introduction4. FORKEL'S PREFACE5. CHAPTER I. THE FAMILY OF BACH6. Chapter II. THE CAREER OF BACH7. CHAPTER IIA.113 BACH AT LEIPZIG, 1723-17508. CHAPTER III. BACH AS A CLAVIER PLAYER9. CHAPTER IV. BACH THE ORGANIST10. CHAPTER V. BACH THE COMPOSER11. CHAPTER VI. BACH THE COMPOSER (continued)12. CHAPTER VII. BACH AS A TEACHER13. CHAPTER VIII. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS14. CHAPTER IX. BACH'S COMPOSITIONS15. I. Compositions For The Clavier16. II. Music For The Clavier With Other Instruments17. III. Compositions For The Organ18. IV. Instrumental Music19. V. Vocal Music20. CHAPTER X. BACH'S MANUSCRIPTS21. CHAPTER XI. THE GENIUS OF BACH22. I. CATALOGUE OF BACH'S COMPOSITIONS PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT TO WEIMAR IN JUNE 1708, in his twenty-fourth year.32723. II. Catalogue Of Bach's Compositions At Weimar, 1708-17, from his twenty-fourth to his thirty-third year.24. III. Catalogue Of Bach's Compositions At Cöthen, 1717-23, from his thirty-third to his thirty-ninth year.25. IV. Catalogue Of Bach's Compositions At Leipzig, 1723-34, from his thirty-ninth to his fiftieth year.26. V. Catalogue Of Bach's Compositions At Leipzig, 1735-50, from his fifty-first year to his death.27. APPENDIX II. THE CHURCH CANTATAS ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY28. (1) COMPOSED AT ARNSTADT (see also Nos. 150, 189.)29. (2) COMPOSED AT MÜLHAUSEN (see also Nos. 150, 189.)30. (3) COMPOSED AT WEIMAR. (See also Nos. 12, 72, 80, 164, 168, 186.)31. (4) COMPOSED AT CÖTHEN. (See also Nos. 22 and 23.)32. (5) COMPOSED AT LEIPZIG. 1723-34. (See also Nos. 31, 70, 134, 147, 158, 173.)33. (6) COMPOSED AT LEIPZIG: 1735-5034. APPENDIX III. THE BACHGESELLSCHAFT EDITIONS OF BACH'S WORKS35. (A) PUBLICATIONS OF THE BACHGESELLSCHAFT36. (B) PUBLICATIONS OF THE NEW BACHGESELLSCHAFT37. APPENDIX IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BACH LITERATURE38. I. Germany39. II. France40. III. Great Britain41. IV. United States Of America42. V. Holland43. VI. Belgium44. VII. Russia45. APPENDIX V. A COLLATION OF THE NOVELLO AND PETERS EDITIONS OF THE ORGAN WORKS46. APPENDIX VI. GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILY OF BACH47. Footnotes48. Footnotes (continued 2)