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J.S. Bach and the oratorio tradition /

As the official publication of the American Bach Society, Bach Perspectives has pioneered new areas of research in the life, times, and music of Bach since its first appearance in 1995. Volume 8 of Bach Perspectives emphasizes the place of Bach's oratorios in their repertorial context. These es...

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Other Authors: Melamed, Daniel R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana, [IL] : University of Illinois Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Bach, Johann Sebastian, > 1685-1750 > Criticism and interpretation.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, > 1685-1750. > Weihnachts-Oratorium.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, > 1685-1750. > Johannespassion.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, > 1685-1750. > Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, > 1685-1750. > Oratorios.
Oratorios > Analysis, appreciation.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780252090219
0252090217
1283017636
9781283017633
9786613017635
6613017639
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Under the spell of opera? : Bach's oratorio trilogy / Christoph Wolff
  • Johann Sebastian Bach and Barthold Heinrich Brockes / Daniel R. Melamed
  • Drama and discourse : the form and function of chorale tropes in Bach's oratorios / Markus Rathey
  • Oratorio on five afternoons : from the Lübeck Abendmusiken to Bach's Christmas oratorio / Kerala J. Snyder
  • The triumph of "instrumental melody" : aspects of musical poetics in Bach's St. John passion / Laurence Dreyfus
  • Bach's Ascension oratorio : God's kingdoms and their representation / by Eric Chafe.

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