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The Essential Bach Choir

By Andrew Parrott

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The Essential Bach Choir

By Andrew Parrott

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What type of choir did Bach have in mind as he created his cantatas, Passions and Masses? How many singers were at his disposal in Leipzig, and in what ways did he deploy them in his own music? Seeking to understand the medium of Bach's choral output, Andrew Parrott investigates a wide range of sources: Bach's own writings, and the scores and parts he used in performance, but also a variety of theoretical, pictorial and archival documents, together with the musical testimony of the composer's forerunners and contemporaries. His research convincingly supports his radical conclusion that the essential Bach choir was in fact an expert vocal quartet (or quintet), whose members were also responsible for all solos and duets.Includes the text of Joshua Rifkin's 1981 lecture on this issue.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2000-07-01
Publication Date:
2000-02-09
Publisher:
Boydell Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0851157866
ISBN13:
9780851157863
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
371 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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