Abstract
List of illustrations Abbreviations PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO BACH'S CANTATAS 1. History of the cantata before Bach 2. Development of the Bach Cantata 3. Performance pratice in Bach's cantatas PART 2 CHURCH CANTATAS 1. Cantatas for the church year: Advent to Trinity 2. Cantatas for the church year: First to Twenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity 3. The Marian Feasts 4. The Feast of St John the Baptist 5. The Feast of the Archangel Michael 6. The Reformation Festival 7. Church and Organ Consecration 8. Council Elections 9. Weddings 10. Funerals 11. Various occasions PART 3 SECULAR CANTATAS 1. Festive music for the courts of Weimar, Wessenfels, and Cothen 2. Festive music for the Electoral House of Saxony 3. Festive music for Leipzig University celebrations 4. Festive music for Leipzig council and school celebrations 5. Leipzig music of homage for nobles and burghers 6. Weddings 7. Various occasions Appendix: Doubtful and spurious cantatas Bibliography Indices
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