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Auteur(s) : Rathey, Markus (1968-....)
Titre(s) : Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas oratorio [Texte imprimé] : music, theology, culture / Markus Rathey
Publication : New York : Oxford university press, copyright 2016
Description matérielle : xiv, 414 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm
Comprend : Prologue ; Redefining Christmas ; Layers of time: the theology of the Christmas oratorio ; Bach's oratorio concept ; Planning the oratorio ; Dichotomies (Part I) ; Mundane and celestial harmonies (Part II) ; Inward mobility (Part III) ; "What's in a name?" (Part IV) ; Paths on enlightenment (Part V) ; The bridegroom and the enemy (Part VI) ; Looking ahead: an epilogue.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-407) and index
"In the last decades of the 17th century, the feast of Christmas in Lutheran Germany
underwent a major transformation when theologians and local governments waged an early
modern "war on Christmas," discouraging riotous pageants and carnivalesque rituals
in favor of more personal and internalized expressions of piety. Christmas rituals,
such as the "Heilig Christ" plays and the rocking of the child (Kindelwiegen) were
abolished, and Christian devotion focused increasingly on the metaphor of a birth
of Christ in the human heart. John Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio, composed in
1734, both reflects this new piety and conveys the composer's experience living through
this tumult during his own childhood and early career. Markus Rathey's book is the
first thorough study of this popular masterpiece in English. While giving a comprehensive
overview of the Christmas Oratorio as a whole, the book focuses on two themes in particular:
the cultural and theological understanding of Christmas in Bach's time and the compositional
process that led Bach from the earliest concepts to the completed piece. The cultural
and religious context of the oratorio provides the backdrop for Rathey's detailed
analysis of the composition, in which he explores Bach's compositional practices,
for example, his reuse and parodies of movements that had originally been composed
for secular cantatas. The book analyzes Bach's original score and sheds new light
on the way Bach wrote the piece, how he shaped musical themes, and how he revised
his initial ideas into the final composition." -- Publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750). [Weihnachts-Oratorium. BWV 248]
Indice(s) Dewey : 780.92 (23e éd.) = Musique - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780190275259. - ISBN 0190275251
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45364971w
Notice n° :
FRBNF45364971
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