Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion (BWV 245): A Theological Commentary : With a New Study Translation by Katherine Firth and a Preface by N. T. Wright
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| Title: | Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion (BWV 245): A Theological Commentary : With a New Study Translation by Katherine Firth and a Preface by N. T. Wright |
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| Description: | This Theological Commentary is the first full-length work in English to consider Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion in its entirety, both the words and the music. Bach's oratorio is a globally popular musical work, and a significant expression of Lutheran theology. The commentary explains the Biblical and poetic text, and its musical setting, line by line. Bach's Passion is shown to be the work of a master craftsman and trained theologian, in the collaborative and cultural milieu of eighteenth-century, Lutheran Leipzig. For the first time, this work makes much German scholarship available in English, including archival sources, and includes a new scholarly translation of the libretto. The musical and theological terms are explained, to enable an interdisciplinary understanding of the Passion's meaning and continued significance. |
| Authors: | Andreas Loewe |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Church music--Lutheran Church--18th century |
| Categories: | HISTORY / General, MUSIC / Religious / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This Theological Commentary is the first full-length work in English to consider Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion in its entirety, both the words and the music. Bach's oratorio is a globally popular musical work, and a significant expression of Lutheran theology. The commentary explains the Biblical and poetic text, and its musical setting, line by line. Bach's Passion is shown to be the work of a master craftsman and trained theologian, in the collaborative and cultural milieu of eighteenth-century, Lutheran Leipzig. For the first time, this work makes much German scholarship available in English, including archival sources, and includes a new scholarly translation of the libretto. The musical and theological terms are explained, to enable an interdisciplinary understanding of the Passion's meaning and continued significance. |
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| ISBN: | 9789004265479 9789004272361 |
