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    Bach Perspectives, Volume 12
    Bach and the Counterpoint of Religion

    Robin A. Leaver (Edited by), Rebecca Cypess (Contributions by), Joyce L Irwin (Contributions by), Robin A. Leaver (Contributions by), Mark A. Noll (Contributions by), Markus Rathey (Contributions by), Derek Stauff (Contributions by), Janice B. Stockigt (Contributions by)

    9780252041983

    Hardback, published 24 October 2018

    176 pages, 4 music examples, 3 tables
    25.4 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.54 kg

    "While many of the previous volumes will be of interest primarily to musicians, the current volume contains studies that will interest many readers of church history, especially Lutherans, and those interested in the relationship of various Christian denominations with each other. " --Lutheran Quarterly "This volume is interesting and contains a wide variety of topics for the reader. . . .This serves as a very specialized collection of essays for the discerning scholar and student, regardless of his or her interest and association with Kantor Bach." --Concordia Theological Quarterly
     

    Johann Sebastian Bach was a Lutheran and much of his music was for Lutheran liturgical worship. As these insightful essays in the twelfth volume of Bach Perspectives demonstrate, he was also influenced by--and in turn influenced--different expressions of religious belief. The vocal music, especially the Christmas Oratorio, owes much to medieval Catholic mysticism, and the evolution of the B minor Mass has strong Catholic connections. In Leipzig, Catholic and Lutheran congregations sang many of the same vernacular hymns. Internal squabbles were rarely missing within Lutheranism, for example Pietists' dislike of concerted church music, especially if it employed specific dance forms. Also investigated here are broader issues such as the close affinity between Bach's cantata libretti and the hymns of Charles Wesley; and Bach's music in the context of the Jewish Enlightenment as shaped by Protestant Rationalism in Berlin. Contributors: Rebecca Cypess, Joyce L. Irwin, Robin A. Leaver, Mark Noll, Markus Rathey, Derek Stauff, and Janice B. Stockigt.
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