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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