Melamed, Daniel R.

Bach Perspectives, Volume 8 : J. S. Bach and the Oratorio Tradition. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (169 pages) - Bach Perspectives Series ; v.8 . - Bach Perspectives Series .

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Under the Spell of Opera? Bach's Oratorio Trilogy -- Johann Sebastian Bach and Barthold Heinrich Brockes -- Drama and Discourse: The Form and Function of Chorale Tropes in Bach's Oratorios -- Oratorio on Five Afternoons: From the Lubeck Abendmusiken to Bach's Christmas Oratorio -- The Triumph of "Instrumental Melody": Aspects of Musical Poetics in Bach's St. John Passion -- Bach's Ascension Oratorio: God's Kingdoms and Their Representation -- Contributors -- General Index -- Index of Bach's Compositions -- Index of Other Compositions.

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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.


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