TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marissen,Michael
TI  - Bach & God
SN  - 9780190606954
AV  - ML 410 .B13 M267 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Bach, Johann Sebastian,
KW  - Church music
KW  - Lutheran Church
KW  - 18th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) and index; Part I. Basic Lutheranism in cantatas. On the musically theological in Bach's cantatas ; Historically informed readings of the librettos from Bach's cantatas -- Part II. Taking up anti-Judaism in cantatas. Bach's cantata on the destruction of Jerusalem ; Bach's cantatas and "the Jews" in the Gospel of John -- Part II. Not taking up anti-Judaism in Passion settings. Bach's St. John Passion and "the Jews" ; Blood, people, and crowds in Bach's St. Matthew Passion -- Part IV. Religious expression in secular chamber music. The theological character of Bach's Musical offering
N2  - Bach & God explores the religious character of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Noted musicologist Michael Marissen offers wide-ranging insights from detailed investigations of both words and music. Bach is inexhaustible, and Bach & God suggests that through close contextual study there is always more to discover and learn
ER  -