Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach: A Selective Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780252087929)

Internationally recognized Bach authority Hans-Joachim Schulze authored a 225-part series on the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach. In this collection, James A. Brokaw II translates a selection of the essays, illuminating a wide range of biographical and cultural features of Bach's life and creative milieu. Schulze's lively and engaging discussions provide a wealth of rewarding insights and perspectives focusing on individual cantatas, their texts, and the questions of chronology and context that attend them.

The University of Illinois Press has paired the volume with a special web-based companion overseen by the translator and hosted by the Illinois Open Publishing Network. This online resource includes Brokaw's translations of all 225 of Schulze's essays alongside digital tools for searching, sorting, and bundling the commentaries according to date of composition, position within the liturgical church year sequence, and librettist.

Author: Hans-Joachim Schulze
ISBN-10: 0252087925
ISBN-13: 9780252087929
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2024
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d