Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
J. S. Bach's much-performed motets are probably the most sophisticated pieces ever composed in the genre. Daniel Melamed takes a fresh look at Bach's works in the context of the German motet tradition, showing that they are firmly rooted in the conventions of his time. This allows new insights into Bach's contribution to the genre and into the vexing question of instrumental participation in the motets.
Professor Melamed argues for Bach's authorship of an early motet wrongly dismissed as inauthentic, and demonstrates that other motets were products of Bach's familiar technique of musical reworking. The chronology of the motets can be substantially revised, and Bach's activities as a motet composer shown to extend over his entire career. An understanding of the eighteenth-century conception of "motet" sheds light on how and why Bach used motet style in his cantatas, Latin works, and oratorios.
Finally Bach's study and performance of seventeenth-century motets late in his life, documented in newly discovered and reconstructed sources, played an important role in his exploration of his family's history and of the musical past.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Places
GermanyTimes
17th century, 18th centuryShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
J.S. Bach and the German motet
2005, Cambridge University Press
in English
- 1st pbk. ed.
0521619769 9780521619769
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3 |
zzzz
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-218) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?July 18, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
August 1, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
April 28, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the work. |
February 6, 2010 | Edited by WorkBot | add more information to works |
December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |