Bach and the riddle of the number alphabet
by Ruth Tatlow
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- 20th century
- Language: English
Smend sets out the evidence for Bach's knowledge and use of the number alphabet most fully in the introduction to the third volume of Kirchen-Kantaten (1947), which begins: Picander's Ernst-, Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte (Leipzig 1732, Part 3) contains the following felicitation: On the occasion of the D. and T. wedding.
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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Open Library record | 1991 | Cambridge University Press | English |
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