Forkel, Johann Nikolaus 1749-1818 creator Terry, Charles Sanford 1864-1936 text utu 2011 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work" by Johann Nikolaus Forkel is a biography published in 1802. It was the first biography of Johann Sebastian Bach published as a separate book. Forkel drew from Bach's obituary and information from the composer's sons, adding his own interpretations. The work focuses heavily on Bach's keyboard music while largely neglecting his Leipzig church compositions. Despite containing inaccuracies, this pioneering biography proved instrumental in introducing Bach to a broad public and influenced generations of later biographers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Translation of: Ueber Johann Sebastian Bachs Leben, Kunst und Kunstwerke Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach:_His_Life,_Art,_and_Work Release date is 2011-01-24 Original publication data not identified Composers -- Germany -- Biography Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 ML Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35041 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35041 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133811.0 35041