J. S. Bach: le musicien-poète

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J.S. Bach: le musicien-poète is a 1905 work by Albert Schweitzer, a theologian, philosopher, organist, and missionary doctor. In this book, Schweitzer viewed Johann Sebastian Bach as a religious mystic, likening his music to the impersonal and cosmic forces of the natural world.1

The work by Schweitzer is a study of Bach's life and art, stemming from Schweitzer's own perception as a Bach interpreter. Schweitzer's interpretation of Bach as a mystic is a key aspect of the book's focus.1

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The result was J.S. Bach: le musicien-poète (1905). In this work Schweitzer viewed Bach as a religious mystic and likened his music to the impersonal and cosmic forces of the natural world.
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The result was J.S. Bach: le musicien-poète (1905). In this work Schweitzer viewed Bach as a religious mystic and likened his music to the impersonal and cosmic forces of the natural world.
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