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Zusatztext An extremely useful and illuminating study of the issues at hand. It is indispensable to those interested in getting up to date with recent scholarship. This book will be an extremely valuable addition for those concerned with issues of performance practice, authenticity and scoring. Informationen zum Autor Daniel R. Melamed is Professor of Music at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University. He is the author of J. S. Bach and the German Motet, co-author (with Michael Marissen) of An Introduction to Bach Studies, editor of Bach Studies 2, and has published articles, reviews and musical editions on J. S. Bach and members of the Bach family. Klappentext Johann Sebastian Bach's two surviving passions--St. John and St. Matthew--are an essential part of the modern repertory, performed regularly both by professional ensembles and amateur groups. These large, complex pieces are well loved, but due to our distance from the original context in which they were performed, questions and problems emerge. Bach scholar Daniel Melamed examines the issues we encounter when we hear the passions performed today, and offers unique insight into Bach's passion settings. Zusammenfassung Presenting the most recent scholarship, yet assuming no technical music knowledge, Bach scholar Daniel Melamed examines the issues we encounter when we hear the passions performed today, and offers unique insight into Bach's passion settings. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables Introduction: Hearing the Passions in Bach's Time and Ours Part I Performing Forces and Their Significance Chapter 1. Vocal Forces in Bach's Passions Chapter 2. Singers and Roles in Bach's Passions Part II Passions in Performance Chapter 3. The Double Chorus in the St. Matthew Passion BWV 224 Chapter 4. Which St. John Passion BWV 245? Chapter 5. A St. Mark Passion Makes the Rounds Part III Phantom Passions Chapter 6. Parody and Reconstruction: The St. Mark Passion BWV 247 Chapter 7. Bach/Not Bach: The Anonymous St. Luke Passion BWV 246 Epilogue: Listening to Bach's Passions Today Appendix: Tables Suggestions for Further Reading and Listening Index ...
