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100 1 $aMarissen, Michael.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93017709
245 10 $aLutheranism, anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion :$bwith an annotated literal translation of the libretto /$cMichael Marissen.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c1998.
300 $axii, 109 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes discography (p. 77), bibliographical references (p. 87-98), and indexes.
520 $aBach's St. John Passion is surely one of the monuments of Western music, yet performances have become inevitably controversial. In large part, this is the result of the combination of powerful, highly emotional music coupled with a text that includes passages from a gospel marked by vehement anti-Judaic sentiments. What did this masterpiece mean in Bach's day, and what does it mean today?
520 8 $aAlthough the bibliographies on Bach and on Judaism have grown enormously since World War II, there has been very little work on the relationships between these two areas. This is hardly surprising; writers focusing on issues of anti-Semitism often lack musical training and are, in any event, interested in more pressing social and political issues. Bach scholars, on the other hand, have mostly concentrated on narrowly defined musical topics.
520 8 $aAnd strangely, almost no scholarly attention has been given to the relationships between Lutheranism and Judaism as they affect the St. John Passion. Through a reappraisal of Bach's work and its contexts, Michael Marissen confronts Bach and Judaism directly, providing interpretive commentary that could serve as a basis for more informed and sensitive discussions of this troubling work.
520 8 $aConsisting of a long interpretive essay, followed by an annotated literal translation of the libretto, a guide to recorded examples, and a detailed bibliography, this concise text provides the reader with the tools to assess the work on its own terms and in the appropriate contexts. The discussion centers first on the principal messages of the St. John Passion: Jesus' identity, his work, and how this affects the lives of his followers.
520 8 $aMarissen goes on to suggest that fostering hostility toward Jews is not the subject or purpose of Bach's setting. For those who would reduce Bach's powerful work to its artistry, and for those listeners who find Bach's music deeply meaningful but may not have considered its attendant religious and cultural issues, as well as for those who assume the work essentially teaches contempt for Jews, Marissen aims to show that confronting the St. John Passion is more problematic than they think. The result is an ethically intelligent, carefully reasoned discussion of one of Western music's greatest works of art.
520 8 $aThis book is designed for both general readers and scholars.
600 10 $aBach, Johann Sebastian,$d1685-1750.$tJohannespassion.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82009878
630 00 $aBible.$pJohn, XVIII-XIX.$lGerman$xVersions$xLuther.
600 00 $aJesus Christ$xPassion$xRole of Jews.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070078
650 0 $aLutheran Church$xRelations$xJudaism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2022000403
650 0 $aJudaism$xRelations$xLutheran Church.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2022000350
650 0 $aOratorios$vLibrettos.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85095295
700 12 $aBach, Johann Sebastian,$d1685-1750.$tJohannespassion.$sLibretto.$lEnglish.
700 12 $aBach, Johann Sebastian,$d1685-1750.$tJohannespassion.$sLibretto.$lGerman.
852 00 $boff,mus$hML410.B13$iM26 1998