Counterpoint : a memoir of Bach and mourning
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Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393635362, 0393635368
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393635362, 0393635368
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-244).
Description
"A Pulitzer Prize- winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork. As his mother was dying, Philip Kennicott began listening to the music of Bach obsessively, and spent the next five years trying to learn one of the composer's greatest keyboard masterpieces, the Goldberg Variations. In Counterpoint, he recounts his efforts to rise to the challenge, and to fight through his grief by coming to terms with memories of a difficult, complicated childhood. He describes the joys of mastering some of the pieces, the frustrations that plague his understanding of others, the technical challenges they pose, and the surpassing beauty of the melodies, harmonies, and counterpoint that distinguish them. While exploring Bach's compositions, he sketches a cultural history of playing the piano in the twentieth century. And he raises two questions that become increasingly interrelated, not unlike a contrapuntal passage in one of the variations itself: What does it mean to know a piece of music? What does it mean to know another human being?"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kennicott, P. (2020). Counterpoint: a memoir of Bach and mourning (First edition.). W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kennicott, Philip. 2020. Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kennicott, Philip. Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kennicott, Philip. Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning First edition., W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
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