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Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts | 
 enlarge | Author: Melvin P. Unger
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $128.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 592486
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 780
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.3 x 1.9
ISBN: 0810829797
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.240268
EAN: 9780810829794
ASIN: 0810829797
Publication Date: April 16, 1996
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Product Description
The German church cantata of the eighteenth century was the culmination of a long tradition of Lutheran "sermon music" that used the proclamation, amplification, and interpretation of scripture to teach and persuade the listener. Bach's cantatas also served this didactic purpose and typically incorporate numerous allusions to scriptural passages or themes in their librettos. Unfortunately, many of these passages remain obscure to the twentieth-century musician because they demand a much closer familiarity with the Bible than is common today. The "Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts" identifies scriptural references for the wording, imagery, and themes that Bach's listeners would have known. In addition, the religious or literary theme of each text is summarized within the specific context of the cantata as a whole. With interlinear translations and a full complement of indexes.
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Outstanding Essential Resource October 15, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
For the Bach cantata student, performer or simply listener and lover, this book is essential. So often the 'translations' provided with recordings of the cantatas are horrible, often totally botchin g the translation of words and terribly distorting their meaning. If you love Bach's church cantatas, you must have this book. Period.
Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts August 11, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Phenomenal! I can't imagine a finer gift for any church musician who uses Bach's music. Definitely worth the price.
A MUST FOR THE SERIOUS BACH SCHOLAR! June 12, 2000
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is unquestionably one of the finest resources for Bach scholarship that I've come across! I cannot praise this book enough--Charles Sanford Terry would certainly have admired this work. The layout of the texts, with its biblical references, is so very helpful when listening to a cantata. As one who has four complete recording sets of these marvelous works, I can honestly express my gratitude for this book.
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