About Bach

"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."--Jacket

"It is with affection and gratitude that students and colleagues of Christoph Wolff celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday with the present collection of essays"--Preface page ix

Before Bach. A master teacher revealed: Johann Pachelbel's Deutliche Anweisung / Kathryn Welter ; From the house of Aaron to the house of Johann Sebastian: Old Testament roots for the Bach family tree / Mary Dalton Greer -- Bach's vocal music. Combinatorial modeling in the chorus movement of Cantata 24, Ein ungefärbt Gemüte / Alexander J. Fisher ; Choral unison in J.S. Bach's vocal music / Daniel R. Melamed ; You say sabachthani and I say asabthani: a St. Matthew passion puzzle / Michael Ochs ; Sein Segen fliesst daher wie ein Strom, BWV Anh. I 14: a source for parodied arias in the B-minor mass? / William H. Scheide -- Bach circle. Johann Friedrich Schweinitz, "a disciple of the famous Herr Bach in Leipzig" / Hans-Joachim Schulze ; Johann Christian Bach and the church symphony / Jen-Yen Chen -- Bach's instrumental music. Scribes, engravers, and notational styles: the final disposition of Bach's Art of fugue / Gregory G. Butler ; Notes on J.S. Bach and basso continuo realization / Ton Koopman ; Music for "Cavaliers et dames": Bach and the repertoire of his Collegium Musicum / Geogre B. Stauffer ; A print of Clavierübung I from J.S. Bach's personal library / Andrew Talle -- After B…