Johann Sebastian Bach's St John passion (BWV 245) : a theological commentary with a new study translation by Katherine Firth and a foreword by New Testament Wright /
Loewe, Andreas.
Johann Sebastian Bach's St John passion (BWV 245) : a theological commentary with a new study translation by Katherine Firth and a foreword by New Testament Wright / by Andreas Loewe. - 1 online resource (pages) - Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 168 . - Studies in the History of Christian Traditions 168. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2014-II, ISBN: 9789004271456. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Introduction -- Learning the Craft of a Church Musician -- ‘It Pleased God That I Should be Called’—Bach’s Office and Craft -- Proclaiming Scripture through Music—The Development of Bach’s Cantatas -- Bach’s St John Passion -- Introduction to the Commentary -- Study Translation / Commentaries and Sermon Collections Consulted in Preparation -- Commentary -- Bibliography -- Indexes. Katherine Firth --
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This Theological Commentary is the first full-length work in English to consider Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion in its entirety, both the words and the music. Bach’s oratorio is a globally popular musical work, and a significant expression of Lutheran theology. The commentary explains the Biblical and poetic text, and its musical setting, line by line. Bach’s Passion is shown to be the work of a master craftsman and trained theologian, in the collaborative and cultural milieu of eighteenth-century, Lutheran Leipzig. For the first time, this work makes much German scholarship available in English, including archival sources, and includes a new scholarly translation of the libretto. The musical and theological terms are explained, to enable an interdisciplinary understanding of the Passion’s meaning and continued significance.
9789004272361
10.1163/9789004272361 DOI
2014008480
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Johannespassion.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 --Criticism and interpretation.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 --Religion.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 --Symbolism.
Church music--Lutheran Church--18th century.
ML410.B13 / L64 2014
782.23
Johann Sebastian Bach's St John passion (BWV 245) : a theological commentary with a new study translation by Katherine Firth and a foreword by New Testament Wright / by Andreas Loewe. - 1 online resource (pages) - Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 168 . - Studies in the History of Christian Traditions 168. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2014-II, ISBN: 9789004271456. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Introduction -- Learning the Craft of a Church Musician -- ‘It Pleased God That I Should be Called’—Bach’s Office and Craft -- Proclaiming Scripture through Music—The Development of Bach’s Cantatas -- Bach’s St John Passion -- Introduction to the Commentary -- Study Translation / Commentaries and Sermon Collections Consulted in Preparation -- Commentary -- Bibliography -- Indexes. Katherine Firth --
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
This Theological Commentary is the first full-length work in English to consider Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion in its entirety, both the words and the music. Bach’s oratorio is a globally popular musical work, and a significant expression of Lutheran theology. The commentary explains the Biblical and poetic text, and its musical setting, line by line. Bach’s Passion is shown to be the work of a master craftsman and trained theologian, in the collaborative and cultural milieu of eighteenth-century, Lutheran Leipzig. For the first time, this work makes much German scholarship available in English, including archival sources, and includes a new scholarly translation of the libretto. The musical and theological terms are explained, to enable an interdisciplinary understanding of the Passion’s meaning and continued significance.
9789004272361
10.1163/9789004272361 DOI
2014008480
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Johannespassion.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 --Criticism and interpretation.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 --Religion.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 --Symbolism.
Church music--Lutheran Church--18th century.
ML410.B13 / L64 2014
782.23