Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion (BWV 245) /
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| Author / Creator: | Loewe, Andreas. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014. |
| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; volume 168 Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 168. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11228755 |
| Summary: | This Theological Commentary is the first full-length work in English to consider Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion in its entirety, both the words and the music. Bach's oratorio is a globally popular musical work, and a significant expression of Lutheran theology.<br> <br> <br> <br> The commentary explains the Biblical and poetic text, and its musical setting, line by line. Bach's Passion is shown to be the work of a master craftsman and trained theologian, in the collaborative and cultural milieu of eighteenth-century, Lutheran Leipzig.<br> <br> <br> <br> For the first time, this work makes much German scholarship available in English, including archival sources, and includes a new scholarly translation of the libretto. The musical and theological terms are explained, to enable an interdisciplinary understanding of the Passion's meaning and continued significance.<br> <br> |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004272361 9004272364 9789004265479 9004265473 |