Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning by Philip Kennicott

Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning

Philip Kennicott

256 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir music reflective slow-paced

Description

As his mother was dying, Philip Kennicott began to listen to the music of Bach obsessively. It was the only music that didn’t seem trivial or irrelevant, and it enabled him to both experience her death and remove himself from it. For him, Bach’s m...

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reflective 100%
emotional 66%
informative 22%
challenging 11%
dark 11%
inspiring 11%
sad 11%

Pace

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medium 11%
fast 11%

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