The Cambridge Companion to Bach; first published in 1997; goes beyond a basic life-and-works study to provide a late twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach the man and composer. The book is divided into three parts. Part One is concerned with the historical context; the society; beliefs and the world-view of Bachs age. The second part discusses the music and Bachs compositional style; while Part Three considers Bachs influence and the performance and reception of his music through the succeeding generations. This Companion benefits from the insights and research of some of the most distinguished Bach scholars; and from it the reader will gain a notion of the diversity of current thought on this great composer.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. hard to picture on stageBy Bruce E. ColmanPullmans trilogy is great work--and the movie of "The Golden Compass" is pretty good--and maybe its possible to make a theatre piece out of it--but this text tries to do too much; cram all of Pullmans creations in; and--granted that a play script on the page is not the finished work in three (four?) dimensions--simply fails; nothing seems to get enough time; not the kids in fantasy Oxbridge; not the river people; not the daemons; to be engaging or make much sense.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. His Dark Materials Stage Play: Wonderful and FaithfulBy Motherof4Being a fan of the novels; I decided to research more information on Philip Pullmans trilogy. Little did I know that the books were adapted into two three hour plays and that the script; written and adapted beautifully by Nicholas Wright; was available to buy. So when I ordered my copy of the plays; I didnt know what to expect. But after about two hours of reading; I found the plays to be just as exciting as the novel. Of course not everything can be put into a play and though some characters were missing; I simply loved it. If youre a fan of the novels or you happen to love drama; I suggest you buy this book. Lyra and Wills adventures are marvelously captured in this book and hopefully one day Ill see the plays when a production comes around.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Watered down for the stageBy E. ParrI was curious to see how this great novel was adapted to the stage.but found this script fairly unreadable. It also strives to avoid controversy.