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Lutheranism, anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion : with an annotated literal translation of the libretto /

Bach's St. John Passion is surely one of the monuments of Western music, yet performances have become inevitably controversial. In large part, this is the result of the combination of powerful, highly emotional music coupled with a text that includes passages from a gospel marked by vehement an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marissen, Michael
Otros Autores: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Issues of method
  • Bach's duties
  • Lutheranism and theories of atonement
  • Following Jesus, according to the St. John Passion. Who is Jesus? ; Faith and discipleship ; Theology of the cross
  • Lutheran concepts of Jews and Judaism. The Gospel of John ; Luther's polemics ; Luther and Hitler ; Luther on Jews as "Christ killers"
  • Jew-hatred and the St. John Passion. Olearius and Brockes ; Musical repetition and symmetry ; Who crucified Jesus?
  • Where now?
  • Annotated literal translation fo the libretto
  • Appendix 1 : Notes on anti-Judaism and Bach's other works
  • Appendix 2 : Musical examples.