Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Under the Spell of Opera? Bach's Oratorio Trilogy
Johann Sebastian Bach and Barthold Heinrich Brockes
Drama and Discourse: The Form and Function of Chorale Tropes in Bach's Oratorios
Oratorio on Five Afternoons: From the Lubeck Abendmusiken to Bach's Christmas Oratorio
The Triumph of "Instrumental Melody": Aspects of Musical Poetics in Bach's St. John Passion
Bach's Ascension Oratorio: God's Kingdoms and Their Representation
Contributors
General Index
Index of Bach's Compositions
Index of Other Compositions