Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas oratorio : music, theology, culture / Markus Rathey.

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Rathey, Markus [Author]

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computer

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online resource

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9780190275266
9780190275273

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Electronic Books.

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ML410 .J643 2016

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Subject: This book is the first thorough study of Bach's popular Christmas Oratorio in English. While giving a comprehensive overview of the oratorio, the book focuses in particular on the cultural and theological understanding of Christmas in Bach's time and the compositional process from the earliest concepts to the completed piece.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio ; Copyright ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; A Note on Translations ; Abbreviations ; 1. Prologue ; 2. Redefining Christmas ; 3. Layers of Time:€The Theology of the Christmas Oratorio ; 4. Bach's Oratorio Concept.

5. Planning the Oratorio 6. Dichotomies (Part€I) ; 7. Mundane and Celestial Harmonies (Part€II) ; 8. Inward Mobility (Part III) ; 9. "What's in a Name?" (Part€IV) ; 10. Paths of Enlightenment (Part€V) ; 11. The Bridegroom and the Enemy (Part€VI) ; 12. Looking Ahead: An Epilogue.

This book is the first thorough study of Bach's popular Christmas Oratorio in English. While giving a comprehensive overview of the oratorio, the book focuses in particular on the cultural and theological understanding of Christmas in Bach's time and the compositional process from the earliest concepts to the completed piece.

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