Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
This new investigation of the Brandenburg Concertos explores musical, social, and religious implications of Bach's treatment of eighteenth-century musical hierarchies.
By reference to contemporary music theory, to alternate notions of the meaning of "concerto," and to various eighteenth-century conventions of form and instrumentation, the book argues that the Brandenburg Concertos are better understood not as an arbitrary collection of unrelated examples of "pure" instrumental music but rather as a carefully compiled and meaningfully organized set. It shows how Bach's concertos challenge (as opposed to reflect) existing musical and social hierarchies.
.
Careful consideration of Lutheran theology and Bach's documented understanding of it reveals, however, that his music should not be understood to call for progressive political action. One important message of Lutheranism, and, in this interpretation, of Bach's concertos, is that in the next world, the heavenly one, the hierarchies of the present world will no longer be necessary.
Bach's music more likely instructs its listeners how to think about and spiritually cope with contemporary hierarchies than how to act upon them. In this sense, contrary to currently accepted views, Bach's concertos share with his extensive output of vocal music for the Lutheran liturgy an essentially religious character.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Social and Religious Designs of J. S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
1999, Princeton University Press
in English
1282752200 9781282752207
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Social and Religious Designs of J. S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
1999, Princeton University Press
in English
1400821657 9781400821655
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
The Social and Religious Designs of J. S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
July 1, 1999, Princeton University Press
Paperback
in English
- New Ed edition
0691006865 9780691006864
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4
The social and religious designs of J.S. Bach's Brandenburg concertos
1995, Princeton University Press
in English
0691037396 9780691037394
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Classifications
ID Numbers
Excerpts
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created August 21, 2020
- 1 revision
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
August 21, 2020 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Better World Books record |