Bach's Musical Universe by Christoph Wolff

Author:Christoph Wolff
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2020-02-10T00:00:00+00:00

Doch neigest du das Haupt

Yet you bow your Head

Und sprichst stillschweigend: Ja.

And say silently: Yes.

The two key solo numbers of the St. John Passion, as well as its opening chorus and concluding chorale, make abundantly clear Bach’s aim and purpose in characterizing the Passion story as the story of Christ the King, lending to his first oratorio-style composition a unique unifying focus. In its setting of two full chapters of John, the work and its overall musical design drew inspiration directly from the composer’s close reading of John’s text and his understanding of John’s theology.

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