J. S. Bach and the German Motet

Name: J. S. Bach and the German Motet
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ISBN: 9780521619769

ISBN-10: 0521619769

ISBN-13: 9780521619769

Edition: 2005

Authors: Daniel R. Melamed

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The motets of J. S. Bach are probably the most sophisticated works ever composed in the genre. Professor Melamed finds plenty of evidence that motets and motet style played an important role in Bach's exploration of the musical past.

Book details

List price: $47.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/17/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.69" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of tables


List of music examples


List of figures


Preface


List of abbreviations


Introduction



The Term and Concept 'Motet'



The term 'motet' in the first half of the eighteenth century



J. S. Bach's use of the term 'motet'



Bach's Motets



Bach's motets and their relation to the genre



Bach's earlier motets: rethinking authorship and dating



Bach's later motets: rethinking compositional history



Chronology, style, and performance practice of Bach's motets



Motet Style in Bach's Concerted Compositions



The concept of the motet-like movement



Motet style in Bach's church cantatas



Motet style in Bach's Latin works and oratorios



Bach's use of motet style in concerted works



Bach's Contact with Seventeenth-Century Motets



The history of the Altbachisches Archiv



J. S. Bach and the Altbachisches Archiv



Sebastian Knupfer, 'Erforsche mich, Gott'


Appendix


Bibliography


Index of J. S. Bach's works


Index of manuscript music sources


General Index