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A Conductor's Guide to the Choral-Orchestral Works of J. S. Bach
Contributor(s): Green, Jonathan D. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0810837331     ISBN-13: 9780810837331
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
OUR PRICE: $124.95  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2000
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Annotation: Focusing on the works of J. S. Bach, this invaluable guide surveys the choral-orchestral repertoire.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Instruction & Study - Conducting
- Music | Genres & Styles - Classical
- Music | Reference
Dewey: 016.782
LCCN: 99048684
Physical Information: 1.57" H x 5.83" W x 8.81" L (1.82 lbs) 634 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
Features: Index
Review Citations: Choice 10/01/2000 pg. 298
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 159
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2001 pg. 534
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
This is the third volume in an on-going series of books surveying the choral-orchestral repertoire. In this study, Green reviews Bach's entire oeuvre, including the more than two hundred works that are rarely performed and therefore rarely discussed. All Bach's works from BWV1 to BWV249 are analyzed, making this volume one of the most useful handbooks on this repertoire. Green reviews each work in great detail, providing information such as an instrumentation list, performance times, publishers, availability of materials, manuscript location (when possible), the hand of the copyist(s), text sources, a discography, and bibliographies specific to each composition. Most importantly, for each work there is a detailed description of the performance issues within the score. This includes evaluations of each solo vocal role, an evaluation of the choral and orchestral parts, along with an estimation of their respective difficulties. There are a number of indexes that provide brief biographical or historical information about each text source indexed back to the works themselves. There is also an index of works by type, vocal solos, choral voicing, instrumentation, liturgical calendar, performance chronology, title, and chorale usage.
 
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