Johann Sebastian Bach as his world knew him
By: by Otto L. Bettmann ; foreword by Martin Bookspan.
Publisher: Carol Pub. Group
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Secaucus, NJ
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781559722797
Subjects: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 -- Encyclopedias
Description: Bach, the "holy cantor" church musician, has been often described in books. But the real Bach, the "eminently astute manager of his life," is frequently buried in endless, uninteresting detail. In contrast, Dr.

Otto Bettmann's new book, Johann Sebastian Bach: As His World Knew Him, shows Bach with all his human qualities: the capable management of his vast family - two wives and twenty children - Bach's humor, his considerable business acumen, the all too human touches of eroticism, even his attitude toward death.

With illustrations throughout and organized as an A to Z compendium of Bach's life and his glorious music, this book covers every significant subject about the master, including his faith and secretiveness, his interests in numerology and calligraphy, his roles as cantor and capellmeister, and more. Bettmann explains why for nearly eighty years after the death of the world's greatest composer, Bach sank into oblivion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index.
"A Birch Lane Press book."
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Martin Bookspan; title: Chronology; title: Glossary; title: Entries A-Z