The organs of J. S. Bach
Subtitle: a handbook
By: Christoph Wolff and Markus Zepf ; translation by Lynn Edwards Butler ; introduction to the revised edition by Christoph Wolff
Contributors: Zepf, Markus, 1972-
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780252036842; 9780252078453
Subjects: Organ (Musical instrument); History
Work titles: Orgeln J. S. Bachs
Description: The Organs of J.S. Bach is a comprehensive and fascinating guide to the organs encountered by Bach throughout Germany in his roles as organist, concert artist, examiner, teacher, and visitor. Newly revised and updated, the book's entries are listed alphabetically by geographical location, from Arnstadt to Zschortau, providing an easy-to-reference overview. Includes detailed organ-specific information: high-quality color photographs; each instrument's history, its connection to Bach, and its disposition as Bach would have known it; organ stop lists. architectural histories of the churches housing the instruments; identification of church organists. Lynn Edwards Butler's graceful translation of Christoph Wolff and Markus Zepf's volume incorporates new research and many corrections and updates to the original German edition. Bibliographical references are updated to include English-language sources, and the translation includes an expanded essay by Christoph Wolff on Bach as organist, organ composer, and organ expert. The volume includes maps, a timeline of organ-related events, transcriptions of Bach's organ reports, a guide to examining organs attributed to Saxony's most famous organ builder Gottfried Silbermann, and biographical information on organ builders [Publisher description].
Notes: Published in cooperation with the American Bach Society."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface to the English edition; title: Bach : organist, composer, organ expert : an introductory sketch; title: Timeline of organ-related dates in Bach's life; title: Part one : The organs of J.S. Bach.; title: Preliminary remarks; title: Organs with a proven connection to Bach; title: Reference organs from Bach's world; title: Overview; title: Part two : Organ tests and examinations.; title: Johann Sebastian Bach's organ reports; title: Instructions for examining organs; title: Part three : Organ builders.; title: Organ builders with a personal connection to Bach; title: Organ builders from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries associated with Bach's organs; title: Other organ builders and organ-building firms