ABS Guides

The ABS Guides are a series published by Oxford University Press focused on the works of J. S. Bach and designed to appeal to practitioners, music scholars, and a non-specialist general audience.

The ABS Guides series is sponsored by the Ruth and Noel Monte Fund of the American Bach Society. Ruth and Noel Monte were deeply devoted to Bach and his music, sensing its great impact on the human brain and culture throughout the world. To them, Bach represented a bright planet appearing in the sky only once, requiring centuries for the human mind to observe and fully comprehend. The Monte Fund has the goal of supporting and promoting this living musical treasure for present and future generations.

Bach’s Art of Fugue and Musical Offering, (2024)

Click here for more information and to order

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Contrapuntal Pursuits
2. Origins and Audience
3. From One, Many
4. Musical Gaming
5. Paying Tribute
6. Elusive Ideals
Glossary
Bibliography
Index