Bach and the Art of Improvisation Vol. I & II

Bach and the Art of Improvisation Vol. I & II
This is a thorough book that discusses many ideas. I also liked the analysis of Bach's fugal subjects into a few standard phrases, which gives inspiration for one's own improvisations.
As has been pointed out by Timothy Tikker, this book contains a great list of historical sources, but it does teach improvisation very much as composition, and then gives little guidance how to get from composition to live improvisation.
From Pamela's website:
Bach's consummate musicianship through the lenses of musicology, history, theory, and performance. Improvisation pedagogy for professional musicians.
VOLUME ONE: Chorale-Based Works (2011)
1. Improvisation as Extemporaneous Composition
2. Tenacity, Touch, and Fingering
3. Thoroughbass and Cadences
4. Chorales and Harmonization
5. Counterpoint and Chorale Partitas
6. Bach as Teenager: The Neumeister Collection
7. Bach at Forty-Something: Dance Suites
VOLUME TWO: Free Works and Continuo (2017)
8. Interludes and Cadenzas
9. Preludes
10. Fantasias
11. A Thesis on Continuo Playing by J. S. Bach
12. Concerti, Cantatas, and Continuo Playing
13. Partimento Fughette
14. Bach for a Lifetime: Fugues
Features
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Solo / Ensemble
Solo
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Website Source
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Author
Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra
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Language (Translation?)
English
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Type of Thing you Learn
Cadenza, Prelude, Concerto, Continuo, Partimeto, Fugue, Fughette, Chorale partitas, Chorale, Dance suite
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Instrument
Keyboard
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Level
(More) Advanced
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Year
20112017
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Medium
Book
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Style
Baroque