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| | 1. | [no image] | Godel, Escher, Bach
from Basic Books
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Godel, Escher and Bach, written by Douglas Hofstadter, while the title would suggest it is discussion of a mathematician, an artist, and a composer, is a complex examination of how human beings develop perception and meaning. More specifically, the book explores, through a series of dialogues and... more info
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| | 2. |  | Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician
from W. W. Norton & Company
Price: $14.93
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Brilliant book written on the life and works of JS Bach, a Pulitzer Prize finalist owning a close reading of his compositions and a sensitive examination of the man himself, and his progenic plethora of talents tiny Bachs - CPE, JC, and the rest of the bunch. A work wished for by any student... more info
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| | 4. |  | Bach's Goldberg Variations
from Charlesbridge Publishing
Price: $14.93
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I came across this book only because I was searching the internet for a John Kamitsuka recording of the Variations as a gift, only to find that it was out of stock everywhere I looked. I'm very pleased to have come across this package -- the book's a wonderful bonus!
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| | 5. |  | Bach's Cello Suites: Analyses and Explorations
from Indiana University Press
Price: $35.14
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I purchased this book to aid in my graduate theory project. I am a cellist and a graduate of Indiana University. Dr. Allen Winold was my music theory/history professor freshman year. His wife, Helga Winold, was my private teacher all four years. I knew from the moment I saw this book on Amazon that... more info
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| | 7. |  | Johann Sebastian Bach: Life and Work
from Harcourt
Price: $26.40
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This book, like most written about J. S. Bach within the last hundred years, paints a man who wrote "J. J." at the top of his compositions as a humanist! (The two "Js" stand for "Jesu Juva," a Latin inscription meaning, "Jesus, Help Me." These same manuscripts were ended with S.D.G. = Soli Deo... more info
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| | 10. |  | J. S. Bach (Volume 2)
from Dover Publications
Price: $12.21
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Dr. Schweitzer himself is an excellent interpretor of Bach's music, especially his organ music. His christian belief put him closer to the heart of the great German composer. Everyone who is seriously interested in Bach should read this book which is full of information and insight. To those who not... more info
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