Bach's major vocal works
Subtitle: music, drama, liturgy
By: Markus Rathey
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780300217209
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Sacred vocal music; Analysis, appreciation; Criticism and interpretation; Music; Christianity
Description: This penetrating volume is the first to treat the vocal works as a whole, showing how the compositions were embedded in their original performative context within the liturgy as well as discussing Bach's musical style, from the detailed level of individual movements to the overarching aspects of each work.
Notes: "Timeline": pages 204-207; "Parody models": pages 207-213; "Glossary": pages 213-215.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prelude; title: A female voice : Mary in Bach's Magnificat settings BWV 243 and 10; title: From love song to lullaby : the Christmas oratorio BWV 248; title: Divine glory and human suffering : the St John passion BWV 245; title: The passion and the passions : the St Matthew passion BWV 244; title: Seeing and understanding : the oratorios for Easter and Ascension BWV 249 and 11; title: Between opera and architecture : the B minor Mass BWV 232; title: Postlude.