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Georg von BertouchThree Sacred CantatasEdited by Michael W. NordbakkeB 151ISBN 0-89579-633-3 (10-digit)(2008) xvii + 1278 pp. $105.00 ISBN 978-0-89579-633-2 (13-digit) B151P1Parts (vn. 1; vn. 2; alto viol 1; alto viol 2; bass viol; b.c.) $15.00B151P2Parts ( b.c.) $5.00B151P3Parts (vn. 1; vn. 2; vn. 3; alto viol; tenor viol; bass viol; b.c.) $25.00Georg von Bertouch (1668-1743), a German-born musician and military officer who spent the last twenty-five years of his life in Norway, is largely remembered for his sonatas in each of the twenty-four keys, finished in 1738 (B144). But statements made by Mattheson indicate that Bertouch produced an extensive body of sacred compositions as well. Only...
The cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach are among the best known and most frequently performed musical works of the Baroque period. In an illuminating discussion of the musical, literary, aesthetic, and theological aspects of the composers early cantatas, leading Bach scholars place the works in their historical and biographical context. 85 photos.
Enthält: Ich kan nit mehr ertragen diesen Jammer ; Allmächtiger, heyliger, ewiger Gott , Ich will in aller Noht ; Vae misero, qui Deum meum.
"In this standard work, always enlightening and often entertaining, each cantata is discussed as a whole, and the text and musical settings are in almost every case minutely analysed. General questions are also considered, with a penetration derived from a lifetime's experience. (Whittaker conducted every one of the cantatas in public.) For those who love Bach's music, this is an indispensable guide and source of information"--Page 4 of cover
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Bach’s Operas of the Soul is the first introduction to Bach’s sacred cantatas for the general music lover. In clear and accessible language, Mark Ringer examines this vast output of masterpieces as the great musical dramatic creations that they. Bach’s sacred cantatas represent an almost superhuman artistic and spiritual achievement, arguably the richest investment by a great composer within a single genre. But outside of a handful of pieces, they remain a closed book to a majority of serious listeners already familiar with Bach’s large-scale religious works. Nevertheless, the same musical-dramatic genius of Bach’s Passions is fully evident in virtually all of the composer's sacred...
The German church cantata of the eighteenth century was the culmination of a long tradition of Lutheran "sermon music" that used the proclamation, amplification, and interpretation of scripture to teach and persuade the listener. Bach's cantatas also served this didactic purpose and typically incorporate numerous allusions to scriptural passages or themes in their librettos. Unfortunately, many of these passages remain obscure to the twentieth-century musician because they demand a much closer familiarity with the Bible than is common today. The Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts identifies scriptural references for the wording, imagery, and themes that Bach's listeners would have known. In addition, the religious or literary theme of each text is summarized within the specific context of the cantata as a whole. With interlinear translations and a full complement of indexes.