J.S. Bach and the oratorio tradition / edited by Daniel R. Melamed.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Bach perspectives ; v. 8.
Other Authors: Melamed, Daniel R.
Language:English
Published: Urbana, [Ill.] : University of Illinois Press, 2011.
Series:Bach perspectives ; v. 8.
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.
Physical Description:[ix], 152 pages : illustrations, music ; 28 cm.
Format: Book
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.