Highlights the life and achievements of the eighteenth-century German composer and musician, and examines the development of his most important compositions.

Describes how Johann Sebastian Bach survived the sorrows of his childhood and composed the music the world has come to love.

'The New Bach Reader' contains a collection of documents intended to bring the composer to life.

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