Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician
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The book's most significant innovation is doubtless its characterization of Bach as a learned musician. It is typical of Wolff's approach that the term \"learned\" comes from an actual document: the reluctant dismissal given Bach by Prince Leopold of Cöthen in 1723. But the recasting of Bach as a scholarly musician begins with Wolff's depiction of Eisenach...
Both biographers relate what is known of Bach's family, including the successes of some of his sons, and the life course of the one who could be called a musical dropout. It is Wolff who gives detailed accounts of Bach's career moves, salary negotiations and compensation specifics over the years which surely were related to the needs of supporting his growing family. Quite a lot is known about that. The musical expectations of his various employers, municipal or noble, are well indicated in both accounts and, since this directly accounts for Bach's compositional output, that is as it should be. Much of his keyboard composition, though, was related to Bach's activities as private teacher. Group teaching in the Leipzig Thomas School was not altogether to Bach's liking; he hired a substitute for one of his courses. Geck quotes an official, following Bach's death,who said that Bach was no doubt a great musician but no teacher. He did devote himself to some very talented private students, however. Bach himself had an education preparatory to university studies but he was unable to attend university for financial reasons; nevertheless he became enormously learned in music through his own efforts, including both theoretical and practical matters, very much including the details of organ construction. 781b155fdc