Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 218
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-5381-7996-3 • Hardback • September 2023 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-5381-7997-0 • eBook • September 2023 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Michael Fuchs is director of choral activities and associate professor of music at the University of Wisconsin, Superior. Dr. Fuchs is also the director of choral activities at First Lutheran Church in Duluth, Minnesota.
Rev. Bradley C. Jenson is an ordained minister for over thirty years. He is the author of Luther and Bach on the Magnificat: For Advent and Christmas.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Christoph Wolff
Preface
Chapter OneThe St. John Passion: Historical Context and 21st-Century Relevance
Chapter TwoInterpreting the St. John Passion Libretto for the 21st Century
Chapter ThreePerformance History and Practice
Chapter FourBach’s Musical Composition
Chapter FiveResponding to Questions About Antisemitism and Anti-Judaism in the St.
John Passion
Bibliography
Michael Fuchs and Bradley Jenson offer a thoughtful, original, and updated perspective of the relevance and both the historical and contemporary importance of this enduring work. The scholar, amateur, and lover of J.S. Bach’s music will find this book fulfilling.
— Earl Rivers, professor emeritus of conducting, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
“An excellent discussion of the continued role and importance of this seminal work. It is an engaging mix of musical, historical, and theological information, thorough enough to please the serious Bach aficionado, while still remaining approachable to those who simply wish to know more about the topic.”
— L. Brett Scott, Professor of Ensembles and Conducting, UC College Conservatory of Music
“This is a responsible and detailed cross-disciplinary study around Bach’s St. John Passion. In addition to an analysis of the Passion itself, it weaves together history and legacy; interpretation in the twenty-first century; performance practice; musical, theological, textual, and Biblical discussions; and questions about anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism.”
— Rev. Paul Westermeyer, emeritus professor of church music, Luther Seminary