The world of the Bach cantatas / edited by Christoph Wolff ; with a foreword by Ton Koopman.
| Other author/creator | Wolff, Christoph editor. |
| Other author/creator | Koopman, Ton, 1944- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Norton, ©1997- |
| Description | volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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| Uniform title | Wereld van de Bach-cantates. English. |
| Incomplete content | The composer in his world. Bach's pre-Leipzig cantatas: repertory and context / Christoph Wolff -- Genres and styles of sacred music around 1700 / Peter Wollny -- Musical life of the towns and courts in central Germany around 1700 / Claus Oefner -- Stages of Bach's life and activities / Andreas Glockner -- Bach the organist / George B. Stauffer -- Bach the composer / Hans-Joachim Schulze -- The works and their world. Poetry and poets / Hans-Joachim Schulze -- Liturgical and theological aspects / Martin Petzoldt -- Bible, hymnbook, and worship service / Martin Petzoldt -- Choir and instruments / Christoph Wolff -- Choruses and chorales / Daniel R. Melamed -- Arias and recitatives / Peter Wollny -- Affections, rhetoric, and musical expression / Ulrich Leisinger -- Aspects of performance practice / Ton Koopman. |
| Abstract | The cantatas of J.S. Bach are among the best known and most frequently performed musical works of the baroque period. However, when they are played and heard today, questions arise that are difficult to answer because the works are being experienced outside their historical context. Such questions concern the role of the cantatas in Bach's compositional development, musical models for the works, and performance practice during the composer's lifetime. In this book, Bach scholars place the works in their historical and biographical context, guiding the reader through their literary, musical, aesthetic and theological features. This volume--the first of three which complement a recording project by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and incorporating the complete Bach cantatas--covers the sacred cantatas he wrote during the first 28 years of his life, before his move to Leipzig in 1723. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 97002417 |
| ISBN | 0393041069 |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.B13 W2713 1997 | Item has been checked out - Due: 01/02/2025 | Want This? |