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Johann Sebastian Bach's St John passion (BWV 245) : a theological commentary with a new study translation by Katherine Firth and a foreword by N.T. Wright / by Andreas Loewe.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.B13 L64 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Loewe, Andreas, author.
- Wright, N. T. (Nicholas Thomas), author of introduction.
- Series:
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 168.
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; volume 168
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Johannespassion.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750--Criticism and interpretation.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750--Religion.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750--Symbolism.
- Church music--Lutheran Church--18th century.
- Church music.
- Church music--Lutheran Church.
- Symbolism.
- Religion.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 329 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, the Netherlands : Brill, [2014]
- Summary:
- This theological commentary is the first full-length work in English to consider Johanna Sebastian Bach's St John Passion in its entirety both the words and the music. Bach's oratorio is a globally popular musical work, and a significant expression of Lutheran theology. The commentary explaining the Biblical and poetic text, and its musical setting, line by line. Bach's Passion is shown to be the work of a master craftsman and trained theologian, in the collaborating and cultural milieu of eighteenth-century, Lutheran Leipzig. For the first time, this work makes much German scholarship available in English, including archival sources, and includes a scholarly translation of the libretto. The musical and theological terms are explained, to enable an interdisciplinary understanding of the Passion's meaning and continued significance. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Learning the craft of a church musician
- 'It pleased God that I should be called' : Bach's office and craft
- Proclaiming Scripture through music : the development of Bach's cantatas
- Bach's St John Passion
- Introduction to the commentary
- Study translation / Katherine Firth
- Commentaries and sermon collections
- Commentary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contains:
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Johannespassion. Libretto.
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Johannespassion. Libretto. English.
- ISBN:
- 9789004265479
- 9004265473
- OCLC:
- 878050719
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