Bach's Choral Music: Unlocking the Masters Series $22.99

About this Book

J.S. Bach - A Listener's Guide to His Choral Music introduces the reader to a genre of music this is mistakenly thought to be "difficult." With a vivid bigraphical sketch of Bach's life and times providing the background, the book poses the question - "What is a Cantata" and then guides the reader systematicallyt through fugue, recitative and aria. The author chooses 30 of Bach's 200 cantatas and explores them in detail. Studies of the two great oratorios the St. John Passion and St. Matthew Passion and finishes with a detailed analysis of what Bach himself thought to be his finest work, the Mass in B Minor. Accompanying CD contains selections from seven cantatas, five selections from the John Passion, three from the Matthew Passion, two from the B Minor and one each from the Christmas Oratorio and the Magnificat.

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Author:Gordon Jones
Format: Trade Paper
Illustrations:None
Dimensions: 9” x 6”
Pagination:160 pages

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