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Lutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion: With an Annotated Literal Translation of the Libretto
Lutheranism AntiJudaism and Bach's St John Passion With an Annotated Literal Translation of the Libretto
Author: Michael Marissen, Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach's St. John Passion is surely one of the monuments of Western music, yet performances are inevitably controversial. In large part, this is because of the combination of the powerful and highly emotional music and a text that includes passages from a gospel marked by vehement anti-Judaic sentiments. What did this masterpiece mean in Bach's da...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195114713
ISBN-10: 019511471X
Pages: 109
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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