Bach : A Musical Biography (Paperback)

Part I. Life and Works: 1. Early years, 1685?1703: background, family, studies; 2. First appointments, 1703?1708: a young musician's activities and early works; 3. Weimar, 1708?1717: the gifted player at a ducal court; 4. Cothen, 1717?1723: other opportunities for the maturing composer; 5. Leipzig, the first years: a cantor's life, his duties, cantatas, Passions, publications; 6. Leipzig, the middle years: other activities; 7. Leipzig, the final years: a concentration on the language of music; Part II. Observations on the Life and Works: 8. What was said, what can be inferred; 9. An epilogue.