This is the only English translation of this important book by the world's most distinguished Bach scholar.

A Choral Worship Cantata in SATB with SATB Soli voicing, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.

This last in a two-volume study examines Bach's musical compositional development in his later years, including his time at Cðthen and Leipzig.

As well as being an authoritative and convenient resource for scholars, students, and performers, the Oxford Composer Companion to Bach provides the ordinary Bach/Baroque music enthusiast with information not usually found in programme or sleeve notes, exploring the life and works of Bach andthe historical context in which he lived. Topics covered include: genres (eg chorales), structures (eg fugue), individual works (eg St John Passion), compositional practices and techniques, people and places, institutinos, instruments, performing practice, festivals and performers, reception ofBach's music, stylistic influence and parodies, and Bach scholarship. The main alphabetical text is supplemented by useful endmatter, including a family tree, chronology, list of works, openings of vocal works, and a glossary of specialist terms.