J. S. Bach and the German Motet (Paperback)

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.