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The first of Philipp Spitta's three volumes looks into Bach's influence on the music of Germany, beginning with his ancestry and heritage.

The crowning glory of Bach's lifework in the field of sacred music and a universal statement of Christian faith, reprinted from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition. Includes translation of text.

These 15 Inventions (BWV 772–786) are a collection of short keyboard works written by Johann Sebastian Bach as exercises for of his students.