Johann Sebastian : a tercentenary celebration / edited by Seymour L. Benstock ; prepared under the auspices of Hofstra University.

Other author Benstock, Seymour L.
Other author Hofstra University.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1992.
Description163 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750--Criticism and interpretation.

SeriesContributions to the study of music and dance ; no. 19
Contributions to the study of music and dance ; no. 19. 0193-9041 ^A466730
Contents The contemporizing of scripture in the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach / Howard C. Adams -- J.S. Bach: the flauto and the traverso / Samuel Baron -- An odd couple: J.S. Bach and A.S. Huxley / Sister Ann Edward Bennis -- Hemiola in the eighteenth century / Vincent Corrigan -- The "unravelling" of Schoenberg's Bach / John J. Daverio -- The message of Johann Sebastian Bach in Ingmar Bergman's cinematic art / Fritz Sammern-Frankenegg -- Bach's Musical offering as autobiography / Stephen A. Gottlieb -- Bach and Edwards on the religious affections / Richard A. Spurgeon Hall -- Bach the architect: some remarks on structure and pacing in selected Praeludia / Charles M. Joseph -- Musical expression andmusical rhetoric in the keyboard works of J.S. Bach / David Schulenberg -- The original circumstances in the performance of Bach's Leipzig church cantatas, "wegen seiner Sonn- und Festtagigen Amts-Verrichtungen" / Don L. Smithers.
Abstract The genius of Johann Sebastian Bach transcends the boundaries of time, geography, and discipline. This collection of essays, the outgrowth of a conference held at Hofstra University, celebrates the tercentenary of the composer's birth. The contributors contend that Bach's influence extends far beyond his own life time and art form. They show the often unanticipated impact of his works in such diverse areas as literature, film, religion, and psychology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 90032455
ISBN031327441X (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)