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- catalog abstract ""The greatest musical artwork for all times and all people": so Hans Georg Nageli described Johann Sebastian Bach's B-Minor Mass in 1818, and through the years the world's listeners have strongly affirmed his verdict. No other work transcends the boundaries of sacred and secular so powerfully; no other work displays Bach's powers of compositional refinement and stylistic synthesis so clearly and on such a grand scale. At the same time, the B-Minor Mass has emerged as an enigmatic piece. When was it composed? What was its purpose? How is it to be performed? How much of its music is original? Historians have wrestled with these questions for over one hundred years, and modern research has raised further issues. The recent study of Dresden Mass practices suggests that Bach used contemporary Catholic models to a greater degree than previously thought. The "one on a part" approach to Bach's choir has brought into question the tradition of large-scale performances. And the recent discovery of an early version of the "Credo" movement opens anew the question of compositional process. Taking these issues into account, the present volume reevaluates the complex history of the B-Minor Mass and examines in depth its remarkable music. Chapter 1 surveys the roots of the Mass Ordinary text and its treatment in musical settings that were known to Bach. Chapter 2 examines the events that led to the writing of the B-Minor Mass. Chapter 3 to 5 are devoted to a detailed inspection of the music, incorporating the new knowledge of Bach's late compositional habits and Mass conventions in Dresden. Chapter 6 follows the performance history of the Mass to the present day. Chapter 7 weighs specific issues of performance practice, and Chapter 8 attempts to pinpoint those qualities that give the B-Minor Mass its universal appeal, that make it indeed a work of art "for all times and all people."".
- catalog contributor b3434517.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description ""The greatest musical artwork for all times and all people": so Hans Georg Nageli described Johann Sebastian Bach's B-Minor Mass in 1818, and through the years the world's listeners have strongly affirmed his verdict. No other work transcends the boundaries of sacred and secular so powerfully; no other work displays Bach's powers of compositional refinement and stylistic synthesis so clearly and on such a grand scale.".
- catalog description "At the same time, the B-Minor Mass has emerged as an enigmatic piece. When was it composed? What was its purpose? How is it to be performed? How much of its music is original? Historians have wrestled with these questions for over one hundred years, and modern research has raised further issues. The recent study of Dresden Mass practices suggests that Bach used contemporary Catholic models to a greater degree than previously thought. The "one on a part" approach to Bach's choir has brought into question the tradition of large-scale performances. And the recent discovery of an early version of the "Credo" movement opens anew the question of compositional process.".
- catalog description "Chapter 7 weighs specific issues of performance practice, and Chapter 8 attempts to pinpoint those qualities that give the B-Minor Mass its universal appeal, that make it indeed a work of art "for all times and all people."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
- catalog description "Taking these issues into account, the present volume reevaluates the complex history of the B-Minor Mass and examines in depth its remarkable music. Chapter 1 surveys the roots of the Mass Ordinary text and its treatment in musical settings that were known to Bach. Chapter 2 examines the events that led to the writing of the B-Minor Mass. Chapter 3 to 5 are devoted to a detailed inspection of the music, incorporating the new knowledge of Bach's late compositional habits and Mass conventions in Dresden. Chapter 6 follows the performance history of the Mass to the present day.".
- catalog description "The late Baroque church Mass : Catholic and Lutheran -- The composition of the B-minor Mass -- The Kyrie and Gloria -- The Credo -- The Sanctus and Agnus Dei -- The B-minor Mass after Bach's death : survival, revival, and reinterpretation -- Issues of performance practice -- "The great Catholic Mass."".
- catalog extent "xiv, 309 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Bach, the Mass in B minor.".
- catalog identifier "0028724755 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Bach, the Mass in B minor.".
- catalog isPartOf "Monuments of western music".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Schirmer Books,".
- catalog relation "Bach, the Mass in B minor.".
- catalog subject "782.32/32 20".
- catalog subject "Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Masses, BWV 232, B minor.".
- catalog subject "ML410.B1 S77 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "The late Baroque church Mass : Catholic and Lutheran -- The composition of the B-minor Mass -- The Kyrie and Gloria -- The Credo -- The Sanctus and Agnus Dei -- The B-minor Mass after Bach's death : survival, revival, and reinterpretation -- Issues of performance practice -- "The great Catholic Mass."".
- catalog title "Bach, the Mass in B minor : the great Catholic Mass / George B. Stauffer.".
- catalog type "text".