Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach by Hans... - 9780252045820

Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian BachA Selective Guide\nAuthor(s): Hans-Joachim Schulze, James A. Brokaw\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252045820, 978-0252045820\nSynopsis\nInternationally recognized Bach authority Hans-Joachim Schulze authored a 225-part series on the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach. In this collection, James A. Brokaw II translates a selection of the essays, illuminating a wide range of biographical and cultural features of Bachs life and creative milieu. Schulzes lively and engaging discussions provide a wealth of rewarding insights and perspectives focusing on individual cantatas, their texts, and the questions of chronology and context that attend them. The University of Illinois Press has paired the volume with a special web-based companion overseen by the translator and hosted by the Illinois Open Publishing Network. This online resource includes .