Performers, in particular, will find it a valuable touchstone for instilling every figure and phrase they play with an ever-deepening range of feeling.
Focusing first on the meanings of the motifs and other devices that Bach uses to depict the emotions, actions, and atmospheres of particular vocal settings, Pirro then carefully examines how Bach makes use of these devices in his instrumental accompaniments, orchestrations, pieces without a text, and even choices of compositional forms. Considered a masterpiece by many, it supports a uniquely engaging analysis that has informed and moved readers for more than a century. The Aesthetic of Johann Sebastian Bach, Paperback - Andre Pirro. DescriptionOffered here for the first time in English, The Aesthetic of Johann Sebastian Bach (L'Esth tique de Jean-S bastien Bach), by the celebrated scholar and organist Andr Pirro, was originally published in 1907.