The Musician in Literature in the Age of Bach

by Stephen Rose

Book Overview

Using novels and autobiographies from Bach's Germany, Stephen Rose suggests new ways of interpreting the lives and social status of musicians. This study focuses on satirical novels written by musicians that describe the lives of performers and composers, as well as the autobiographies of Bach's contemporaries. These narratives represent musicians variously as picaresque outcasts, honourable craft-workers, foolish bunglers and respected virtuosos...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107428041
• ISBN13: 9781107428041
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"