Johann Sebastian Bach: The Organist and His Works for the Organ

"Johann Sebastian Bach: The Organist and His Works for the Organ" by André Pirro is a historical exploration from the 1800s. It's all regarding Johann Sebastian Bach's life and music, especially what he did as an organist and how important his organ music was. The book wants to show how Bach changed music and how much he mattered to organ music later on. The book starts by introducing Bach as someone who worked really hard and was serious about his music. He was super talented, but he also made sure to learn as much as possible and teach others. The author mentions that Bach knew about the music that had come before him, learning from composers like Frescobaldi and Buxtehude. By talking about history and how Bach's music changed over time, the book gets you ready to really look at his organ music and understand why it's so important to classical music.