Bach has remained a figure of continuous fascination and interest
to scholars and readers since the original Master Musicians Bach
volume's publication in 1983 - even since its revision in 2000,
understanding of Bach and his music's historical and cultural
context has shifted substantially. Reflecting new biographical
information that has only emerged in recent decades, author David
Schulenberg contributes to an ongoing scholarly conversation about
Bach with clarity and concision. Bach traces the man's emergence as
a startlingly original organist and composer, describing his
creative evolution, professional career, and family life from
contemporary societal and cultural perspectives in early modern
Europe. His experiences as student, music director, and teacher are
examined alongside the music he produced in each of these roles,
including early compositions for keyboard instruments, the great
organ and harpsichord works of later years, vocal music, and other
famous instrumental works, including the Brandenburg Concertos.
Schulenberg also illuminates how Bach incorporated his contemporary
environment into his work: he responded to music by other
composers, to his audiences and employment conditions, and to
developments in poetry, theology, and even the sciences. The author
focuses on Bach's evolution as a composer by ultimately recognizing
"Bach's world" in the specific cities, courts, and environments
within and for which he composed. Dispensing with biographical
minutiae and more closely examining the interplay between his life
and his music, Bach presents a unique, grounded, and refreshing new
framing of a brilliant composer.
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