A Compendious Book of Godly and Spiritual Songs Commonly Known as 'The Gude and Godlie Ballatis'
The Tempo Implications of Bach's Notation
This research into the tempos of Bach's dance music answers the age-old question, "How fast should this piece be?" Because Bach's tempo often differs from current performance practice, this research transforms our understanding of his music.Bach's sacred music makes up more than three-fourths of his extant work. It includes the Magnificat; passions according to Saints Matthew and John; oratorios for Christmas, Easter, and Ascension; the Mass in B Minor and four short masses; five independent settings of the Sanctus; six motets; and 212 cantatas. Over 2,000 movements survive, including chorales, recitatives, and accompanied movements for from one to five voices. Bach frequently designates the vocal forces required by words such as "Aria," "Duetto," "Terzetto," and "Chorus," words that clearly have no effect on tempo. The author's previously-published book The Proportional Method is sufficient to determine tempo for such movements. However, the designations "Chorale" and "Recitative" do convey information regarding tempo. In this volume, the author presents evidence that, contrary to current performance practice, Bach's "Recitatives" are performed to a steady beat. He also demonstrates how to use the proportional method to determine the tempos for all of Bach's chorales and recitatives.After perusing this book, the musician will be able to determine Bach's intended tempo for any Bach sacred movement. He needs only to identify the designation, time signature, tactus speed, and shortest note value. By establishing Bach's intended tempos, the musician will also discover Bach's intended musical effects.This book is for classical musicians, musicologists, church choral directors, church historians, music students, and anyone who appreciates Bach's music. Thoroughly researched and meticulously documented, it includes 35 musical examples and dozens of figures and tables. It includes a bibliography, and it also includes an index of cited Bach works, sorted by BWV number. This research is presented so that an amateur musician will be able to follow the arguments.
Music, Poetry and Identity in Badakhshan, Tajikistan
In the riverine valleys of the Pamir Mountains of Tajik Badakhshan, a thriving millennium-old community of Nizari Ismaili Muslims created a unique spiritual culture in which the performance of music and poetry plays a central role. This book focuses on the central musical and poetic tradition of the Pamiri Ismailis, qasīda-khonī (also known as maddo), tracing its origins, evolution, and eventual delocalization and relocation in new social contexts. The first study on the musical culture of the Pamiri Ismailis in almost 20 years, this monograph introduces readers to leading performers of qasīda-khonī and to the Ismaili gnosis that inspires its music and poetry--a foundational source for an understanding of Islam in Badakhshan as an amalgam of diverse cultural practices and multi-layered identities. In an era of cultural globalization, the circulation of qasīda-khonī and maddo beyond Badakhshan serves as a case study of global cultural flows, diversity, versatility, and connectedness.
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Chants, Sentences & Anthems, Sung At The Introduction And Close Of Public Worship In The First Church In Roxbury
Die Achtzig Kirchenlieder Der Drei Preussischen Regulative Vom 1., 2. Und 3. Oct. 1854 Im Urtext
