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For nearly two centuries, Johann Sebastian Bach has been regarded
as a cornerstone of Western musical culture. His music inspired
subsequent generations of composers and philosophers alike, and
continues to capture our imaginations in many ways. Bach studies is
part of this picture, often seen as providing excellent examples of
musicological scholarship. For The Baroque Masters: Bach, the
editor has chosen thirty-three published articles which, in his
view, not only represent a broad spectrum of the scholarly
discussions on Bach's life and works, but will also facilitate the
on-going study of Bach's creative genius. The articles have been
selected to ensure that this volume will be considered useful for
not only those students who are currently engaging in Bach studies
at universities but also for more seasoned Bach scholars as they
consider future direction of Bach studies.
The B-minor Mass has always represented a fascinating challenge to
musical scholarship. Composed over the course of Johann Sebastian
Bach's life, it is considered by many to be the composer's greatest
and most complex work. The fourteen essays assembled in this volume
originate from the International Symposium 'Understanding Bach's
B-minor mass' at which scholars from eighteen countries gathered to
debate the latest topics in the field. In revised and updated form,
they comprise a thorough and systematic study of Bach's Opus
Ultimum, including a wide range of discussions relating to the
Mass's historical background and contexts, structure and
proportion, sources and editions, and the reception of the work in
the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In the light of
important new developments in the study of the piece, this
collection demonstrates the innovation and rigour for which Bach
scholarship has become known.
The B-minor Mass has always represented a fascinating challenge to
musical scholarship. Composed over the course of Johann Sebastian
Bach's life, it is considered by many to be the composer's greatest
and most complex work. The fourteen essays assembled in this volume
originate from the International Symposium 'Understanding Bach's
B-minor mass' at which scholars from eighteen countries gathered to
debate the latest topics in the field. In revised and updated form,
they comprise a thorough and systematic study of Bach's Opus
Ultimum, including a wide range of discussions relating to the
Mass's historical background and contexts, structure and
proportion, sources and editions, and the reception of the work in
the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In the light of
important new developments in the study of the piece, this
collection demonstrates the innovation and rigour for which Bach
scholarship has become known.
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