Documenta Musicologica, II/61. Kassel, 2025. Oblong, 24 x 19 cm, 62 facs. xxi pp. Superb 4-color halftone of Bach’s carefully executed “Reinschrift” composed in 1723 as a collection of pieces for the musical education of young pupils, Bach’s preface clearly lays out his aim: “Straight forward Instruction, in which amateurs of the keyboard, and especially the eager ones, are shown a clear way not only (1) of learning to play cleanly in two voices, but also, after further progress, (2) of dealing correctly and satisfactorily with three obbligato parts; at the same time not only getting good inventiones, but developing the same satisfactorily, and above all arriving at a cantabile manner in playing, all the while acquiring a strong foretaste of composition”. Commentary in Ger-Eng. Decorative paper boards with leather spine. c.$269, 10% discount for early subscribers.

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