J. S. Bach and the German Motet

Contents

• List of tables
• List of music examples
• List of figures
• Preface
• List of abbreviations
• Introduction
• Part I . The Term and Concept 'Motet':
• 1. The term 'motet' in the first half of the eighteenth century
• 2. J. S. Bach's use of the term 'motet'
• Part II . Bach's Motets:
• 3. Bach's motets and their relation to the genre
• 4. Bach's earlier motets: rethinking authorship and dating
• 5. Bach's later motets: rethinking compositional history
• 6. Chronology, style, and performance practice of Bach's motets
• Part III . Motet Style in Bach's Concerted Compositions:
• 7. The concept of the motet-like movement
• 8. Motet style in Bach's church cantatas
• 9. Motet style in Bach's Latin works and oratorios
• 10. Bach's use of motet style in concerted works
• Part IV . Bach's Contact with Seventeenth-Century Motets:
• 11. The history of the Altbachisches Archiv
• 12. J. S. Bach and the Altbachisches Archiv
• 13. Sebastian Knupfer, 'Erforsche mich, Gott'
• Appendix
• Bibliography
• Index of J. S. Bach's works
• Index of manuscript music sources
• General Index.