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The genius of Johann Sebastian Bach transcends the boundaries of time, geography, and discipline. This collection of essays, the outgrowth of a conference held at Hofstra University, celebrates the tercentenary of the composer's birth. The contributors contend that Bach's influence extends far beyond his own life time and art form. They show the often unanticipated impact of his works in such diverse areas as literature, film, religion, and psychology. The wide-ranging articles offer theoretical analysis, biographical-musical interpretation, literary and religious explorations, and analyses of performance practice. They range from Howard Adams' discussion of how Bach contemporized scripture in his cantatas to Richard Spurgeon Hall's consideration of how Bach and Edwards viewed religious affections. Stephen Gottlieb assesses Bach's Musical Offering as an autobiographical work. Fritz Sammern-Frankenegg explores the expression of Bach's messages in the film work of Ingmar Bergman while the unlikely coupling of Bach and English author Aldous Huxley is reviewed by Sister Ann Edward Bennis. Charles M. Joseph suggests that the structure and pacing of selected Bach Praeludia reflect previously unseen architectural influences. The convergence of musical expression and musical rhetoric in Bach's keyboard works are the subject of David Schulenberg while Don L. Smithers reconstructs the circumstances surrounding a performance of Bach's Leipzig Church Cantatas. This unique appeal of this volume lies in its presentation of a wide range of new and provocative scholarship. The exploration of new aspects of the genius of Johann Sebastian Bach is certain to interest anyone interested in his life, work, and influence.

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Author:   Seymour L. Benstock
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   Vol.19
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.424kg
ISBN:  

9780313274411

ISBN 10:   031327441
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   24 August 1992
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"The Contemporizing of Scripture in the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach by Howard C. Adams J. S. Bach: The Flauto and the Traverso by Sammuel Baron An Odd Couple: J. S. Bach and A. S. Huxley by Sister Ann Edward Bennis Hemiola in the 18th Century by Vincent Corrigan The ""Unravelling"" of Schoenberg's Bach by John T. Daverio The Message of Johann Sebastian Bach in Ingmar Bergman's Cinematic Art by Fritz Sammern-Frankenegg Bach's Musical Offering as Autobiography by Stephen A. Gottlieb Bach and Edwards on the Religious Affections by Richard A. Spurgeon Hall Bach the Architect: Some Remarks on Structure and Pacing in Selected Praeludia by Charles M. Joseph Musical Expression and Musical Rhetoric in the Keyboard Works of J.S. Bach by David Schulenberg The Original Circumstances in the Performance of Bach's Leipzig Church Cantatas. Wegen Seiner Sonn--Und Festtagigen Amts-Verrichtungen by Don L. Smithers Index"

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SEYMOUR L. BENSTOCK is Professor of Music at Hofstra University and directed the conference upon which this volume is based. He is the author of Workbook in Elements of Theory and of a monograph, The Venetian Violin School, prepared for the Journal of the Violin Society of America. He was Music Editor and critic for the Sentinel-Tribune in Wood County, Ohio.

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