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 and in paperback 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