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(Jstor) Bach As Trasncriber Leslie Paul
(Jstor) Bach As Trasncriber Leslie Paul
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Bach would have satisfied the critic who looked for the composer
who would write concertos "for" pianoforte and not " against"
the instrument, for he wrote for solo instruments supported by the
orchestra and not for two forces pitted against each other. Their
value lies purely in their musical interest, and is never dependent
upon the display of virtuosity which became a characteristic of the
concerto in the next century.
Of Bach's four harpsichord sonatas, the fourth in D, an immature
work, is the only original harpsichord composition. The first two
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D.M. Donald Mitchell
D. W. S. Denis Stevens
E.J. Evan John
I. K. Professor Ivor Keys
L. D. P. Dr. Leslie D. Paul
P. A. T. Peter Tranchell
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W. E. Walter Emery
W. M. Wilfrid Mellers