The World of the Bach Cantatas: Johann Sebastian Bach's early sacred cantatas
Author | : Christoph Wolff |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0393041069 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780393041064 |
Rating | : 4/5 (064 Downloads) |
Download or read book The World of the Bach Cantatas: Johann Sebastian Bach's early sacred cantatas written by Christoph Wolff and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach are among the best known and most frequently performed musical works of the Baroque period. In an illuminating discussion of the musical, literary, aesthetic, and theological aspects of the composers early cantatas, leading Bach scholars place the works in their historical and biographical context. 85 photos.