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Johann Sebastian Bach
work by Spitta
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discussed in biography
- In Philipp Spitta
His Johann Sebastian Bach, 2 vol. (1873–80), dealt with Bach’s life and with religious and technical aspects of his work. His editions of the works of Heinrich Schütz and Dietrich Buxtehude established a high standard of scholarship. With Johannes Brahms, K.F.F. Chrysander, and others, he was…
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study of Bach
- In Johann Sebastian Bach: Revival of music
…important was the monumental study Johann Sebastian Bach, 2 vol. (1873–80), by the German musicologist Philipp Spitta, covering not only Bach’s life and works but also a good deal of the historical background. Although wrong in many details, the book is still indispensable to the Bach student.
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