J.S. Bach and the German Motet
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| Printed: | 1995 | Author: | Daniel R. Melamed |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ISBN: | 052141864X |
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Amazon Review
The motets of J. S. Bach are probably the most sophisticated works ever composed in
the genre. Nevertheless, Daniel Melamed maintains, the view that they constitute a
body of work quite separate from the German motet tradition is mistaken. He finds that
these works are indeed rooted in the conventions of the time, particularly in matters of
musical construction, performing forces and type of text and that an appreciation of
the contemporary conception of the motet sheds light on how and why Bach chose to
use the form.