That Johann Sebastian Bach is a pivotal figure in the history of Western music is hardly news, and the magnitude of his achievement is so immense that it can be difficult to grasp. In About Bach, fifteen scholars show that Bach's importance extends from choral to orchestral music, from sacred music to musical parodies, and also to his scribes and students, his predecessors and successors. Further, the contributors demonstrate a diversity of musicological approaches, ranging from close studies of Bach's choices of musical form and libretto to wider analyses of the historical and cultural backgrounds that impinged upon his creations and their lasting influence. This volume makes significant contributions to Bach biography, interpretation, pedagogy, and performance.

Contributors are Gregory G. Butler, Jen-Yen Chen, Alexander J. Fisher, Mary Dalton Greer, Robert Hill, Ton Koopman, Daniel R. Melamed, Michael Ochs, Mark Risinger, William H. Scheide, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Douglass Seaton, George B. Stauffer, Andrew Talle, and Kathryn Welter.

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Abbreviations xi

BEFORE BACH
A Master Teacher Revealed: Johann Pachelbel's Deutliche Anweisung 3
BY KATHRYN WELTER

From the House of Aaron to the House of Johann Sebastian: Old Testament Roots for the Bach Family Tree 15
BY MARY DALTON GREER

BACH'S VOCAL MUSIC
Combinatorial Modeling in the Chorus Movement of Cantata 24, Ein ungefarbt Gemute 35
BY ALEXANDER J. FISHER

Choral Unison in J. S. Bach's Vocal Music 53
BY DANIEL R. MELAMED

You Say Sabachthani and I Say Asabthani: A St. Matthew Passion Puzzle 61
BY MICHAEL OCHS

Sein Segen fliesst daher wie ein Strom, BWV Anh. I 14: A Source for Parodied Arias in the B-Minor Mass? 69
BY WILLIAM H. SCHEIDE

BACH CIRCLE
Johann Friedrich Schweinitz, "A Disciple of the Famous Herr Bach in Leipzig" 81
BY HANS-JOACHIM SCHULZE

Johann Christian Bach and the Church Symphony 89
BY JEN-YEN CHEN

BACH'S INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Scribes, Engravers, and Notational Styles: The Final Disposition of Bach's Art of Fugue 111
BY GREGORY G. BUTLER

Notes on J. S. Bach and Basso Continuo Realization 125
BY TON KOOPMAN

Music for "Cavaliers et Dames": Bach and the Repertoire of His Collegium Musicum 135
BY GEORGE B. STAUFFER

A Print of Clavieriibung 1 from J. S. Bach's Personal Library 157
BY ANDREW TALLE

AFTER BACH
Carl Reinecke's Performance of Mozart's Larghetto and the Nineteenth-Century Practice of Quantitative Accentuation 171
BY ROBERT HILL

"Grand Miscellaneous Acts": Observations on Oratorio Performance in London after Haydn 181
BY MARK RISINGER

Back from B-A-C-H: Schumann's Symphony No. 2 in C Major 191
BY DOUGLASS SEATON

Contributors 207
Index 211| "Thanks to the extent, scope, and universality of his work, Bach will always be a subject for new studies. . . . An interesting collection."—Choice
"If you're looking for an example of current state-of-the-art Bach scholarship which will also guide you through some of the most significant issues in study of the composer, enjoy the open and at the same time scholarly styles of leading experts, performers and analysts, and wish to come away feeling well and truly connected with informed thinking about Bach's place in the wider musical pantheon, About Bach is a must. Thoroughly recommended."—Classical Net Review
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