Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts: An Interlinear Translation with Reference Guide to Biblical Quotations and Allusions - Hardcover

Unger, Melvin P.

 
9780810829794: Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts: An Interlinear Translation with Reference Guide to Biblical Quotations and Allusions
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0810829797 ISBN 13: 9780810829794
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1996

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Melvin P. Unger is director of the School of Music at the State University of New York at Fredonia.

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Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0810829797
ISBN 13 
9780810829794
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
796