Durr, Alfred - The Cantatas of J. S. Bach

A work-by-work commentary on the Bach cantatas by the world's most famous Bach scholar, now available in English for the first time. It includes all the cantata librettos in German-English parallel text. An indispensable reference book for anyone listening to, performing in, or studying any of the Bach cantatas.

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CONTENTS

List of illustrations
Abbreviations
Part 1 Introduction to Bach's cantatas
1 History of the cantata before Bach
2 Development of the Bach Cantata
3 Performance pratice in Bach's cantatas
Part 2 Church Cantatas
1 Cantatas for the church year: Advent to Trinity
2 Cantatas for the church year: First to Twenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity
3 The Marian Feasts
4 The Feast of St John the Baptist
5 The Feast of the Archangel Michael
6 The Reformation Festival
7 Church and Organ Consecration
8 Council Elections
9 Weddings
10 Funerals
11 Various occasions
Part 3 Secular Cantatas
1 Festive music for the courts of Weimar, Wessenfels, and Cothen
2 Festive music for the Electoral House of Saxony
3 Festive music for Leipzig University celebrations
4 Festive music for Leipzig council and school celebrations
5 Leipzig music of homage for nobles and burghers
6 Weddings
7 Various occasions
Appendix: Doubtful and spurious cantatas
Bibliography
Indices