AbvEND, Theodor Wi Baus. Masa chussets The Ya tess os ge ED AgdineT HIS DEVOTEES “The view of Bach which prevals today in musicologiea! res The Sends i the role asp o fim by the mation end coeur of erected clu, fa Hin ts athe Indestiousrts elon inthe nile of the Century of Ex ac Seat the titehonowred Bounds of lon, of she {ase atv poynony, of te theology vali cos $B stacy sad fo be elated ove the subject and its com ae tes caprvsl nt ao meh ihe man and is intr eo Fey of Deeg a such, ints mas sompeling emus for se sue a this Being. undersood tobe nimble aa i The st ete formatting: Lak which exnaot te Sree is appearance me the Josfaton of te. THis a oe of Bach deal hose who avinglost ihe the ity Fee oe dese for asf-dtenipaton, g> in serch of aS faced ty te potion of how ice would be 10 be Be ine reset fntion of his ruse resembles the coment a CxSogy, whic promises 10 overcome te iid Toes trou the posnaten of an abstract ping wich § Sans and independent of huran existence fd Yet which Hee uneglvcaly theolgal conten. They en the over fre of fils Baus tena fhe 1 aboot theses HS ce eh ongnaed win thereon confines of he teaoskl Pee onder to Beek throug them and to na to sare a eal back win the Dounarie i ised Duck h degrada by jmpoontnosatga fo the very chute coe Bach esceer whose fer tue fbeld andl ice el som rea confit, What ses hint apart from the, races aay, fr fron being grasped as the contain fis so is than, me etext Cor gong the nus of aes cay cafanaip axa ensealqualiy, Renton, deprived Ferree at hercn aks complte possesion ofthe compos of Me Teeny bd eed one of, own by aving bin the sac ena oft “Thos Canoe Dieta high boos Fan and Ns inhocnce, woke that even of Schumannand Mendelson, no longer reas ie musical substance of Se eee rnc foe ie use tnd psy tro formu aed Mma, tao the mere gre of regain, In bag placa ONG me OF preaiang ae ncoscooe bach ‘tpn etc a ied of he pe mane otras in bs hs pete le tli the wry fate which ‘iveron poetrs ae ltt wing odo he schon io rate eral aseunert, in sch eshte ce mings fury id nih that as ho inten subance. They (ete he. emposrfor onan estas in well preserved Basque cove, slay a he mo demain etn tol ee das oncrog the tort fage of Bach. A cectemporary 0 the Etc, be dea ut yrs bors Moras th ad oly oe ato Biot Foor th Nest conseuton evoestans’ ote coudl wot min te 8 siige ego can coatve wht esate hee = thous ti (uh of «phenomenon wes ever simpy acral (O'ER acksutdnee. Wad mdhidulm sade anal elt 18 cneksags conve elaine the nda from hs aon ‘ote ser sage of ome, owen pei Tey bean ony earthy. To ape ha in hi bison orth esas pees ep al ena Uoverbs of he epochs och exerted ning os Zalet shoe for he Pisa ofthe tes he wal for hin cre works ‘i ng et-iesnent-s fo ean Te emery Pet dn Pisa ial ome of rset, abst the foxes Eltecy Ealitenpent atk oppor! Te ibe heh hopes {2 aan gave by becoming abso fn el tooeh eld Sloan has deaiy essped dogmatic ore td .on i oa, suonamows inthe choke of teronoy. Bach's patpaton a hie fine boweter, dis dental by comel aspects of is tne The comms hess Philp Etna gencraon and is Tithe’ ofc sth Tat tbat be te’ work embraces the falas se ofthe Cela not abn i tic mols ike th Fes Suiesh wet tims sa a he mh band fs alvence aise deans spe ote gre pes of ene (est cenury bors nts lrg, comply contucad works he the Pamch Ovores. In wi he momen of pase and 138 extn a Backs mane pen tent Viens tsa Vo eve any opines sen nko us lel the Well Tempered Clavishor ine vay ileal coe alee os Bf th proces of ratnalzaen free beng ig end i {8 Bein ck again ad again by real clement ve be. Sinn inet com yb moe nly fo Pe Pintle than to an mgs fe Mile Age ne ey any cave bosome hihly queionule? One need oul teil the sharp Moc rela sel Fugue of theft bo fag one compare by compos to Gattied Rees shor dance pea fd which ot marly th diet eprestatin of sbtne ee but moreover mock a the rule the voy Ree at Back binge xno throsh a mal progresion ia hn Oe se the miadle patna simp to he dvlopcts at the work uafll, Or the doubefuge in gshp ant font ‘sion took, wich the te Bethonen mut have Lao Wel a wih astonishing not so mc forsee by 40 mean Tare nach, bt ater fo ie vein dettesely rage ere isin, wach, ven the. Clearer of tos hace ent os Chphmet mre we whe k mieten Sown in coun coloured fete: oem pctv te ee Sf tat nervous esl wich Hsrkisn elke w esac Anyone wo hits ths eget iva os 4 mane une sein” mt fr, Gk fhe es fe Hac of ‘pontatoasreltion othe mus \dom and te meaning, oe thn which. wag tbe premulte (0 undentning megs fom Monier Soci To mci e aj sh wer ‘oheacin then nothing ba he Orr of Beng td hot be honing {2t0 tht the decline of ach aon ds te mn, ato Bree Gol theca morta The pnts ef Doss emo Se thoogh aa act of force mecha erornad by. Pulses whos olde is oneal at ce ey hee apy to oompreknd 2 All his its ts stands in sharp contest to thse fates of Bach se oc jo his own istine wee repel race. Tt tachroisic aspect sw least ary responsible forthe eismatc ‘mesa in which hs work Wea sbrouded or ight sens ae ‘thos, wih ioaeuable consesuenses for the history of Westem ‘wie, prevents fom tating te plasm te Under and beng, ‘oor inal is Bend by Viennese Clas Tnefoe, oot oly ait Dac fl te spt ot the aso conto, wit ts ital: tena ack tebing. bot mtn tat spit Re ws al the ee ceed foo he age om ong tele ne Sarco ne ory oe ae seme mings gett tao at couterpen rem Palen from Beck me sola rane. You it iy wry Salty of ia lgtnone and eonmapatl eum on int rec at Dac precgnaly epe hi compton ge cH ath consummation of che Mile Fate ena vo, he woud ser ve had ht nS a Mer seal spc inthe apr ale works ind 4 Soa wo fave bon inka for che old Wah muy bom ms a cna HAMION elon ays ogres as cornet and athe sae ae cn ee papacy, rah the simula of a ae ae expences eof any ha se Jere pce ovis mouse plc, The ama ne ingly arin ee ogue try the second ook, of the Wel On Ea a nt te mete cea of & ST cr a ie and oc in Teele, uh ormuniy tr eos ae les lint he Dutch Rath, such aera ly otf ts subtve excises ia spac ok mol std, he Te of wD eet yo ae engl ej, nl i an SO is ponessed only Jape prom of bjeve salvation, THs cele mae reappones the uss, Tt says how besstifl ino ae bec is meme of hans trom he cam nA Sc nd Toe ute, os sibel come func athouh, of comet Vision i fA OEE sop one eer roman sil cold al ist ere the ay stn the garotes of mca 1 dee a sets absliion and transcendence i an, jee eta eet gate vk, eer a creas ean ealyinammoch si 20k prize’ st roan ace poe that of sch cretion. He at aa er caftaman Weraher a esas of main TL a am tan mts works of a 1 What Beas Re only Fg oti erence betwen exence abd spfearaace Sat comune bang Bets mast wh 18 tee Sh every aay which iis upped © prove, oe wi re re Hak eve te met, ut wih Xe Stes sh bar ycrloks the fac thatthe paras polybone obo 8 fy Bac IncORIT sil Objects tems bs renppovad subjestiviaion. The ar of fugue composition is one iui economy, of expoting tho ama part ot a theme ‘Sider ip make ita ntgral ne Tee am at of sect ‘scold aimost of dpoling Be, pied as thet, ad Airco he cnn Et ha i Be a {Sr kt se gnd unangs!tghout fe foe. By compar Son inthis singe Bach eplove ie prot Walia oe of elpphontSeuan of tatoo only scons Tn the asses nt eos where sotacen tums no means quent BEA ae aeons al fo ih a he came lens ao fg Fre tesco ook the vena ha iSdicel nic soe of Uta. thoroughly yemme, Bowe nom eles Te fr hat the nig of he recur tees ih wa ah pee fk oa adr i tink fev erpodoal istgoes tothe eee . sme ee than do be same Bosioes Sas, i tly href he eon emanls of e {epi of coure ory in ont to develop the eri os ou Pie pce ofthe donopment Int am bok Schoenberg Feiny speaks of Bach tesguy of the developing vrion, hh er became the tsk compostana)pxpe in Viennese Chisels A sol decking of Bach would presumably have {osu he lnk bewcen the decompstion tthe given thematic naceria hush subjective refetcn on the moive Work {Soinned there, an the change inthe woke that took Pe Grn the smo epoch throu he emersnce of ana IR kh coed chet treing doen th, 8 cal ‘patos jo is sien component acs If ths vesuled in he ‘Htonaluaon of ete producto, then Buch was the Sst {rjlias the dea of the abontly conte work che aes fE dominion of mre cso acl that be mame is ajo {forum woo afr the most port technical scheme {a musa ffloalstion, Persape Buch's kero tu 3 ha {him the cod tend which har domated the boogie ea 0 ‘Bis very days ot shea preserved xt, bY bee elt In images recon nk th vec of Pumas which Fo ely wat Sed by tat en! he soment of 1 ein 1e-Bach was ed maven, den why was Be archale? Por these {a Beno dou ht sein, especll ia the most ponefal 139runteto os ie wok 20 eotmty ninnseral rps sf ta ie cas ch on a oe Mr eth tarsi Shep andy eee 1 A ESTAS Se cig ern ee aa ee scm com tre a peel cart etic ate caer mint oz tom Sum ne Web Tamper Cloke ohn st te me tric te reer the ore ‘ae in eng ey ho 1 pth tales tapa, matey desoped US heimentry yee Bach fuss one of wc, te Rizr, Mate ane diy meta Offre. uke se Seale 1a bene agar in Emu inthe od ook er, la comm Be very one eo Ka Faerun ps Heh sn tc Mee Tet ge ue cle abowes y ach n ig oir ce an sl ene Bein Sia ie neonate ih Eni. oes 3 cma vi ings wticely eat Ko Sian, ert parame enacion. As 2 ae aterneaion of compos tee, J ate seasn, a0 pak bs nh SSRI a Got om ae cee ares tt eos mh oe ot! Hn ny bun ceed them bal send always chooses that ye Bs lls SSTagontnd isan icy sw sat cet cmd athe loin of he lon. SEE ta ans pe the fe eso of eae wehbe el arte meaning of Baty sr eset ae tre Pos pes be aa ‘aie aoe rol ars oer tr to detop oc Say PS apne ombaons nick med dec tr an sme bat ay ed Te ce a ar be peal te The cap mnt a a pth ifs a cen moor of tly arin net thc eee eco i tara ge tn bil he ees pee, Fo. tia met tt sing wile caro ef BH ee ses be a trae ces, compe eh sere te Siting wie mighy exon fC sar tine fa oe mo enteng cena ok cae sime keto aad the Tong poi of 4 Pay sree. sh uo nh hh {atk poral No apa the scons sat chante of hap ‘Sond un orgen can ever over the base dina he eo ‘etn stare sep f wheter or nx Sud Be Felt ay erexendo onthe (samen of the tine, 6 sven a some ily quem, wheter ach coll have though af ek ‘Terecendo, Nowhere is tween ta the concep that & omy, Fever has offs mone mus colnie mths me nt {he objcie law pec to le nok is"broque far nee {psoas gen 1 tht wort ty ie seventh sen thet at eres of alegrcn)exeton gin’ we tm ot felance cn perspective for elt tan inthe ease peststal ‘heh nei ae ei jt thar wh sti o Bak ‘hoe all hs acl tenfeneles, Tn ort to do them sce Th spel ft ft wine ae competion nt ‘ks And bee oe stumbles gon an embiguy of progress itll one wi be mesnve hs en on tunel cet Tn Basis fine to be adem was to thew of th han oe res sere for he sak of gu f the peng and pay, the name of communication, af consdenion for foe pesca lstener wn, withthe delve he al hela ender had sloo est tebe thatthe orl vctbulayescocnad wih dat ne wining 1 a be ei, fea seal sy tht ant eligi tctegues cce they ae no long saat tie bjeine spt ol the ines oF tate acy of haan loguene teh se feet mise sitiatey produce Higher feet rt Ba he pce wid oe ps ore een ‘moreno his alae ws the manent coherence ese ¥en ihe eae rosette oscil ste most concur ese of Bc nore wits ht oe. Tesco Suen idle when on compare the Comesponding fora pes in Viemese Clase and ia Bich, te rondo ct a Moran pars ence and ibe preset he ian Cancer, Despi llishewy ‘on composionl Bexbhiy an elferveen, Moran's prover See 48pm ire aera 2 ie omperizo with Bsc iil favo, schema apron Ieisa grace a tne rathr than of sore The cane hs ous of the form eco the more he ene rd por ogi ss 0 replaced by the ape toa one-eahad she. Amsone Wo ins retina tp Basthover ser prolongsd, ine sy of Bach Stns fas as though ao nes conoid bya End der tno Hight mas, which en the cltorecch col consi po. foun” Sch judgement stored and iso, Cur, utInvokes extra ra emo asident tat tas Bach polo hs would enone feet ail includes omens Ofte Bates oanltdon that conta Dies ence Among is arate {Es he aenpe to pry che mpoverskment nd pation musk lnguoge. he shadom-sd oe diss progiese Sch tals pce Hach ele 0 reat the inexorable pon toe emmeiy-euracter of muse, « poses which a Kae Wi Sjetvvation. Yet suck fetzet are aikp iden wis Bach's Inodecay tasinuch ay dey alvaye sore to tend the rh of Inert tis ge apint he demande tee Bach eae igigubtes-himelt fom all suaguert dass, up 10 and Insding Serio, Sy ent to contont fw Witt lea tthe ates wih an abstract ssc Mel. Rabo what was Seamass mean of forcing what ean fe ols ona ae ‘np The tanalton of scholar and gneman, whieh, ay Aled Finan stewed, se ie lone and sua of Vianese Cision ‘ance Fas is incerta soma alg the donut hea in Bach He as ot hover teresa In sig «mean Been the 0 ‘sment Tie mast stove fo ahve the lndiferece of th ev tremss towards each otter more eadaly tan any oer inti ha he late Becthven. Bach ap the ost alvanoad tase of 0 ‘iin. at the sae Line ranscel is obsiens 8 antgoated feponist othe wend f the ties a trena he hme hac Shaped, in oer to lp i rnc ts nsrmost tut, tenn Paton of the subet To object nt coberet stile of wich fohjacivy fe Was the origin. Dow tothe sll svctry ‘knife senye an gostion af the udm sowetonce of the Harmoueuncol aa of he conrpuntal dimension, The Sane past is enasied eth te loin Uf the mae eae ‘objet: diconlsm haooess haringr of things to cone s “This, if ue, dss ao merely contrac the prratingeoncenton eC ichis mis ba la di the median relation fo This ‘lon dln ial seal thro the pre of pererance. Today, hovever, under the uahoy sur of Hise, te per formnnce of ach bas sssuned sian apes. Historie es Inches fant iret tht ler concern even The moe lf AL tines one ean tary aed ie supe ha th Oe once of today's ten deoter isto se Mat House “nami, solenions of tepo, overize holes and rchstss rao in: day seo wa wth potent fy ls any moe humane Sine became aude io throne gue deed at ‘Re ate Romane fel and vanessa’ Tt ged ot be chalange even Though the reaton fo ci apa in Schomann’s werk proved tbs incompartly more produce that the present panei purity. What ele for tution howeve is tit of witch the puts ate mont promt tick onc The ‘uly odjive rpcoentton of mist ons ch sows elt to te dente tobe eases of ts ject. THE, boweve, e206 be fentiedae indent, Yo, tok for gates oth te es {the beri fie nso The Jad tha. i cbse mension of muss bd arly boa Soneee Bach’ time and Si criaty no yet bn Brae as compocional eerie tbat compote did aot make sarp diéncons Pewee te de typeof plano ant ore, bul ater atundowed the sound ih Sty measur toast, pois in a decton dammezraly opposed {6 the dare toslaviy iat the castomary sounds of te tine ven Bach Ren fact sees min te ops od hare ‘hors oft epchs, mth ir tin chores odes woul no wa pow tr adn) forte roe hance ‘this musk. The ars consousnessthe Me” they had of Work cannot ofcourse, be esnsrtsd—rcy socom t>eulting eon asec ofthe work lan aver sop {hocanon, Auliewie works unl hi euhconen, Heh a ends the scope of infil conscosses interior den Sin thoy fof thei fr. nue, at ws kao af Bach ax inexprtrabeolailyecalmuitsthe muscle se {€ penetaton and pols fo iy on he puro com otr hich wo uch preter to vesonos the nonunestt than Be up the chance offering the toe © nective imp. O| {lune Forks mows report spec co ong ater Bas ath {Seki al athens bot wk he ws how Boh he 18 Geuny tvs pre stent and thee fe 0 apparent ‘evan hy the poured be fiod ata tne when he eo trove ad not ye rin and when thee asi sympathy or {te civihor "He led tt to py teclvchot. The s-cled Pianos Ge. harpsichord), despite’ complcly diferent eon ‘i cn ony mea coger sls Tor hy ad {he planer ons his Heine were sil to undeveloped and ‘eh foo pine to have sts him, Hts he et the Cl ‘hod forthe test seat or stl aswel for privte musa ‘Seer. He found i mow sas for executing fet se Sod il not flee ht ger the horpchol othe piano could 3produce a great rity of tol auaees shiney, ich {Spelt drove was ennobled? What ‘Stee, hows for asercnating min the india oboe is Coste al hs move 9 forte etoutve dais of the Tipe ‘Sorat wes No iner bow fe was done In tbo Church of ‘Thom patonuanc of the St Mathew Peso, for nto, done wih ease mans sds yal andindecsve f he presen Geyer hte rca nia few auncoy have by chance ‘iit vo aude neat the same tine Te asus «dace fotink chaser. Ye cen more import f Hat such ape Frcs hy cones he i esr: i ie oly mine nrpeaion of the dynamic objet cm tel a sunk oe ch sues Te terran Shay ofthe work tas st nit a he sensous pana ‘enon fo all fal the characte an ntreations whih ave heen recogated through inesive sudy of the score The {SNSuic gut ofthe puri at thi boul be ee to fhewonk fee which t2ed ons be prfomed ascetcally i onder Th sunt inerreqtn, thy coment, ven cay to unduly em Did phe peat yt ie Flere powerul winot suc fie, This arguneat comply mises the poe ng. ss ne regen ny Kae erretation ‘halls is fon Snes il trough te enson between the Tongs een and sansa appearance. To dent the SOS the er sony fstae when the appearence is tons of the sence. Vt ely th ie acieved ony hous subjects our and rteio. The tempt 1 do face {o Bac’ obpcive coment by doting his ello towards wots ie subpat i udteting. Oasys nt Tete over afer IHS sokjer etc. The mast sae never Hetil wih the woot devon tc fet eats theconstum flor to sp thac'sch ites Wost sich 8 desc, devotion betes ‘Sire an interpretation wach dss other ato he muses rang on he etm hat wl eves ef of Fon second {tineiahy eae soe fo oe ht Ce meaning 69s ‘Scat ek ane, Messing cn aver be grape by te po ‘Sion agape oll exon: ra, sich = Preston ica meanings in tel and otto be dit tice fom tbe uae fxcomes nek be pl fo mein, 3 cht ses fa, bua wal oti the way. 1s dos noc enh Ronee fat te norsinly masa performances of Bach whi ANOS mer ofthe dayop oni the Fst Word War ae ey tee Iams ere ar ot alta othe eel of oh sae ch way the mute or Bach rower. mus be ped Sica tamu mc ems Sok Sanit nee aman mecenemes sShamrhiontae tae marae GS Soeate ely me nite ok Seca peat zone aor Biermann al ampecttuprea fabener fn Coeur cate usFrit Stir, whe arangenent id not survive its New Yor Elddiows asice is done Mich aoe trough usta espa: Fran iy brought the moa advanced cmpoution, Whit an ages wih he level of Bae cotinalyunfolling work ‘Br St amaeattons ontabuid by Scbombere and Aon va, ‘Webeon, ep thowe of the wat triple fugue in fla major BPE Dacpent Ricerca wich every facet of the compos: TOLD etpopot toto comrelative imbre and in whe the surface iRdavening of Uns i diaaied to the mest miguts mode ‘Rlsoatons aod thea runiod dough the everall connate ‘Gigiton ote overs -such Isruneatatons ae medals of ode wo Sach nhc coresoncs fo tho stage os th, Pt; Pore cation Bech can indeed no loge be Interred. 1 TRE ts henge hs pusedon to compotion, which sox eo eb opal eal Ws ste Py mame in proding 16 ARNOLD SCHOFNRERG 1875-1981