Awards

• Winner of *Choice* Outstanding Academic Book 2006.
• Winner of Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2006.

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Author:   Alfred Dürr (, Honorary doctorates from Baldwin-Wallace College Ohio and Oxford University) ,  Richard Jones (Editor for the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 5.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.451kg
ISBN:  

9780199297764

ISBN 10:   0199297762
Pages:   984
Publication Date:   06 July 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations Abbreviations Part 1 Introduction to Bach's cantatas 1: History of the cantata before Bach 2: Development of the Bach Cantata 3: Performance pratice in Bach's cantatas Part 2 Church Cantatas 1: Cantatas for the church year: Advent to Trinity 2: Cantatas for the church year: First to Twenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity 3: The Marian Feasts 4: The Feast of St John the Baptist 5: The Feast of the Archangel Michael 6: The Reformation Festival 7: Church and Organ Consecration 8: Council Elections 9: Weddings 10: Funerals 11: Various occasions Part 3 Secular Cantatas 1: Festive music for the courts of Weimar, Wessenfels, and Cothen 2: Festive music for the Electoral House of Saxony 3: Festive music for Leipzig University celebrations 4: Festive music for Leipzig council and school celebrations 5: Leipzig music of homage for nobles and burghers 6: Weddings 7: Various occasions Appendix: Doubtful and spurious cantatas Bibliography Indices

Reviews

An indispensable reference work is finally available in a handsome English translation, and for that we should be thankful. Matthew Dirst, Music and Letters For students studying Bach's cantatas, this book is the best reading material currently available. This is a book that every university library must have on its shelf. Bach Bibliography Book Review

An indispensable reference work is finally available in a handsome English translation, and for that we should be thankful. Matthew Dirst, Music and Letters For students studying Bach's cantatas, this book is the best reading material currently available. This is a book that every university library must have on its shelf. Bach Bibliography Book Review

Author Information

Alfred Dürr is one of the principal editors of the Neue Bach Ausgabe in which he edited 'Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier'. He holds honorary doctorates of music at Baldwin-Wallace College, Ohio and at Oxford University. ; Richard Jones is a Bach scholar who has been a music editor, writer and teacher since 1980. He studied at the University of Oxford and has taught at the universities of Cardiff and Sheffield. In 1997 he became the editor of the piano grade exam pieces for the Associated Board.

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