Johann Scheibe

Author : Lynn Edwards Butler
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252053306

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Johann Scheibe by Lynn Edwards Butler Pdf

In his nearly forty-year career, Johann Scheibe became Leipzig's most renowned organ builder and one of the late Baroque's masters of the craft. Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Kuhnau considered Scheibe a valued colleague. Organists and civic leaders shared their high opinion, for Scheibe built or rebuilt every one of the city's organs. Drawing on extensive research and previously untapped archival materials, Lynn Edwards Butler explores Scheibe's professional relationships and the full range of his projects. These assignments included the three-manual organ for St. Paul’s Church, renovations of the organs in the important churches of St. Thomas and St. Nicholas, and the lone surviving example of Scheibe's craft, a small organ in the nearby village of Zschortau. Viewing Scheibe within the context of the era, Butler illuminates the music scene of Bach's time as she follows the life of a gifted craftsman and his essential work on an instrument that anchored religious musical practice and community.

Author : Philipp Spitta
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486274133

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Johann Sebastian Bach by Philipp Spitta Pdf

This monumental study of Johann Sebastian Bach ranks among the great classics of musicology. Since its first publication in 1873–80, it has remained the basic work on Bach and the foundation of later research and study. The three-part treatment describes in chronological sequence practically everything that is known of the composer's life: his ancestry, his immediate family, his associations, his employers, and the countless occasions on which his musical genius emerged. Author Philipp Spitta accompanies this biographical material with quotations from primary sources: correspondence, family records, diaries, official documents, and more. In addition to biographical data, Spitta reviews Bach's musical production, with analyses of more than 500 pieces, covering all the important works. More than 450 musical excerpts are included in the main text, and a 43-page musical supplement illustrates longer passages. Despite the scholarly nature of this work, it also has the rare distinction of being a study that can be read with considerable enjoyment and great profit by every serious music lover, with or without a substantial background in the history of music or musical theory.

Author : Philipp Spitta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044039665377

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Johann Sebastian Bach, His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany, 1685-1750 by Philipp Spitta Pdf

Author : David Yearsley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521803462

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Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint by David Yearsley Pdf

In Bach's Germany musical counterpoint was an art involving much more than the sophisticated use of advanced compositional techniques. A range of theological, cultural, social and political meanings attached themselves to the use of complex procedures such as canon and double counterpoint. This book explores the significance of Bach's counterpoint in a range of interrelated contexts: its use as a means of reflecting on death; its parallels to alchemy; its vexed status in the galant music culture of the first half of the eighteenth century; its value as a representation of political power; and its central importance in the creation of Bach's image in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Touching on a wide array of contemporary literary, philosophical, critical, and musical texts, the book includes new readings of many of Bach's late works in order to re-evaluate the status and meaning of counterpoint in Bach's work and legacy.

Author : Michael Maul
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783271696

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Bach's Famous Choir by Michael Maul Pdf

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the cantors of the St. Thomas School and Church in Leipzig could be counted among the most significant German composers of their times. But what attracted these artists - from Seth Calvisius to J.S. Bach to Johann Adam Hiller - to the music school and choir and inspired them to explore new repertoire of the highest standing? And how did the cantors influence the musical profile of the school - a profile that often became a bone of contention between school and city hall? The success of the St. Thomas School was not a foregone conclusion; its history is replete with challenges and setbacks as well as triumphs. The school was caught between the conflicting interests of enthusiastic mayors and townspeople, who wanted to showcase the city's musical culture, and opposing parties, including jealous rectors and elitist sponsors, who argued for the traditional subordination of the cantorate to the school system. Drawing on many new, recently discovered sources, Michael Maul explores the phenomenon of the St Thomas School. He shows how cantors, local luminaries and municipal politicians overcame the School's detractors to make it a remarkable success, with a world-famous choir. Illuminating the social and political history of the cantorate and the musical life of an important German city, the book will be of interest to scholars of Baroque music and J.S. Bach, cultural historians, choral directors, and musicologists and performers studying historical performance practice. MICHAEL MAUL is Senior Scholar at the Bach-Archiv Leipzig and lecturer in musicology at the universities of Leipzig/Halle. He is also the artistic director of the annual Leipzig Bach Festival.

Author : Matthew Dirst
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252098413

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Bach Perspectives, Volume 10 by Matthew Dirst Pdf

The official publication of the American Bach Society, Bach Perspectives pioneers new areas of research into the life, times, and music of the master composer. In Volume 10 of the series, Matthew Dirst edits a collection of groundbreaking essays exploring various aspects of Bach's organ-related activities. Lynn Edwards Butler reconsiders Bach's report on Johann Scheibe's organ at St. Paul's Church in Leipzig. Robin Leaver clarifies the likely provenance and purpose of a collection of chorale harmonizations copied in Dresden. George Stauffer investigates the ways various independent trio movements served Bach as an artist and teacher. In separate contributions, Christoph Wolff and Gregory Butler seek the origins of concerted Bach cantata movements spotlighting the organ and propose family trees of both parent works and offspring. Finally, Matthew Cron provides a broad cultural frame for such pieces and notes how their components engage in a larger discourse about the German Baroque organ's intimation of heaven.

Author : James P. Cassaro
Publisher : A-R Editions, Inc.
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780895796127

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Music, Libraries, and the Academy by James P. Cassaro Pdf

This collection of articles dedicated to the memory of Lenore Coral divides into three sections that focus on her scholarly interests: music of the eighteenth century, music libraries and collections, and new approaches to the musical canon. Many of the seventeen contributions included in the volume are the result of the individual author's connection with Lenore, or were projects that she had been directly involved with, either as dissertation advisor, committee member, or interested observer. The senior scholars and music librarians represented here are testament to the impact of her intellect and influence.

Author : George J. Buelow,Johann David Heinichen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Continuo
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Thorough-bass Accompaniment According to Johann David Heinichen by George J. Buelow,Johann David Heinichen Pdf

Author : Robin A Leaver
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781315452807

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The Routledge Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach by Robin A Leaver Pdf

The Ashgate Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach provides an indispensable introduction to the Bach research of the past thirty-fifty years. It is not a lexicon providing information on all the major aspects of Bach's life and work, such as the Oxford Composer Companion: J. S. Bach. Nor is it an entry-level research tool aimed at those making a beginning of such studies. The valuable essays presented here are designed for the next level of Bach research and are aimed at masters and doctoral students, as well as others interested in coming to terms with the current state of Bach research. Each author covers three aspects within their specific subject area; firstly, to describe the results of research over the past thirty-fifty years, concentrating on the most significant and controversial, such as: the debate over Smend's NBA edition of the B minor Mass; Blume's conclusions with regard to Bach's religion in the wake of the 'new' chronology; Rifkin's one-to-a-vocal-part interpretation; the rediscovery of the Berlin Singakademie manuscripts in Kiev; the discovery of hitherto unknown manuscripts and documents and the re-evaluation of previously known sources. Secondly, each author provides a critical analysis of current research being undertaken that is exploring new aspects, reinterpreting earlier assumptions, and/or opening-up new methodologies. For example, Martin W. B. Jarvis has suggested that Anna Magdalena Bach composed the cello suites and contributed to other works of her husband - another controversial hypothesis, whose newly proposed forensic methodology requires investigation. On the other hand, research into Bach's knowledge of the Lutheran chorale tradition is currently underway, which is likely to shed more light on the composer's choices and usage of this tradition. Thirdly, each author identifies areas that are still in need of investigation and research.

Author : Yo Tomita
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351574907

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Bach by Yo Tomita Pdf

For nearly two centuries Johann Sebastian Bach has been regarded as a cornerstone of Western musical culture. His music inspired subsequent generations of composers and philosophers alike, and continues to capture our imaginations in many ways. Bach studies is part of this picture, often seen as providing excellent examples of musicological scholarship. The volume editor has chosen thirty-one published articles which, in his view, not only represent a broad spectrum of the scholarly discussions on Bach's life and works, but will also facilitate the on-going study of Bach's creative genius. The articles have been selected to ensure that this volume will be considered useful for not only those students who are currently engaging in Bach studies at universities but also for more seasoned Bach scholars as they consider the future direction of Bach studies.

Author : Peter Hauge
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8763545608

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Johann Adolph Scheibe by Peter Hauge Pdf

Johann Adolph Scheibe (1708-1776) is considered to be the most important composer and Kapellmeister in Denmark in the eighteenth century. Although he is mainly known for his critique of Johann Sebastian Bach's style of composition and, to a lesser extent, of Bach as a music theoretician, Scheibe was an immensely productive composer, producing two operas, a series of cantatas, works composed for special occasions, instrumentals and several song collections including children's songs and songs to the freemasons. This book is the first catalogue of Scheibe's oeuvre. Comparing Scheibe's music theoretical and aesthetic ideas, this book offers a balanced view of Scheibe's extensive work and importance for cultural life, in particular in regards to music, in Copenhagen and the Duchies during the eighteenth century.

Author : Markus Zepf
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252078453

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The Organs of J.S. Bach by Markus Zepf Pdf

"Published in cooperation with the American Bach Society."

Author : Robert L. Marshall,Traute M. Marshall
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252098574

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Exploring the World of J. S. Bach by Robert L. Marshall,Traute M. Marshall Pdf

A singular resource, Exploring the World of J. S. Bach puts Bach aficionados and classical music lovers in the shoes of the master composer. Bach scholar Robert L. Marshall and veteran writer-translator Traute M. Marshall lead readers on a Baroque Era odyssey through fifty towns where Bach resided, visited, and of course created his works. Drawing on established sources as well as newly available East German archives, the authors describe each site in Bach's time and the present, linking the sites to the biographical information, artistic and historic landmarks, and musical activities associated with each. A wealth of historical illustrations, color photographs, and maps supplement the text, whetting the appetite of the visitor and the armchair traveler alike.

Author : John Butt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997-06-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521587808

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The Cambridge Companion to Bach by John Butt Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to Bach, first published in 1997, goes beyond a basic life-and-works study to provide a late twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach the man and composer. The book is divided into three parts. Part One is concerned with the historical context, the society, beliefs and the world-view of Bach's age. The second part discusses the music and Bach's compositional style, while Part Three considers Bach's influence and the performance and reception of his music through the succeeding generations. This Companion benefits from the insights and research of some of the most distinguished Bach scholars, and from it the reader will gain a notion of the diversity of current thought on this great composer.

Author : Malcolm Boyd
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199726325

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Bach by Malcolm Boyd Pdf

Published in its first edition in 1983, Boyds treatment of this canonical composer is essential reading for students, scholars, and everyone interested in Baroque music. In this third edition, biographical chapters alternate with commentary on the works, to demonstrate how the circumstances of Bachs life helped to shape the music he wrote at various periods. We follow Bach as he travels from Arnstadt and Muhlhausen to Weimar, Cothen, and finally Leipzig, these journeys alternating with insightful discussions of the great composers organ and orchestral compositions. As well as presenting a rounded picture of Bach, his music, and his posthumous reputation and influence, Malcolm Boyd considers the sometimes controversial topics of parody and arrangement, number symbolism, and the style and meaning of Bachs late works. Recent theories on the constitution of Bachs performing forces at Leipzig are also present. The text and the appendixes (which include a chronology, personalia, bibliography, and a complete catalogue of Bachs works) were thoroughly revised in this edition to take account of more recent research undertaken by Bach scholars, including the gold mine of new information uncovered in the former USSR.