Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and indexes.
Contents
Part I. Sounds and styles. Instruments -- Genres and styles in Bach's keyboard music -- Part II. Performance and notational practices. Accounts of Bach's playing style -- Dynamics -- Articulation -- Phrasing and accent -- Meter, tempo, and time words -- Rhythmic elements -- Ornamentation and embellishment -- Keyboard fingering -- Continuo accompaniment and ensemble playing -- Musical rhetoric -- Temperament -- Musicology and the performer.
