Leaver, Robin A.

J.S. Bach's "Leipzig" chorale preludes : music, text, theology by Anne Leahy( Book )

5 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Originally composed in Weimar and later revised in Leipzig, J.S. Bach's chorale preludes have been a source of some puzzlement. However, Bach scholar Anne Leahy argues that through the careful examination of the links among the music, hymn texts, and theological sources some answers may be had. In her book, Leahy considers the critical relationship between the texts of the hymns and their relationship to the chorales, outlining a theological pattern vital to fully grasping the guiding philosophy of these compositions. J.S. Bach's "Leipzig" Chorale Preludes: Music, Text, Theology is ideally s

Exploring Bach's B-minor mass( Book )

10 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The B-minor Mass has always represented a fascinating challenge to musical scholarship. Composed over the course of the composer's life, it is considered by many to be Johann Sebastian Bach's greatest and most complex work. The fourteen essays assembled in this volume originate from the International Symposium 'Understanding Bach's B-minor mass' in 2007 at which seventy scholars from eighteen countries gathered to debate the latest topics in the field. In revised and updated form, they form a through and systematic study of Bach's Opus Ultimum, including a wide range of discussions relating to the Mass's historical background and contexts, structure and proportion, sources and editions, and the reception of the work in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In the light of important new developments in the study of the piece, this collection demonstrates the innovation and rigor for which Bach scholarship has become known [Publisher description]

The work of John Marbeck by John Merbecke( Book )

7 editions published in 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bachs theologische Bibliothek : eine kritische Bibliographie by Robin A Leaver( Book )

10 editions published in 1983 in 3 languages and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Catherine Winkworth : the influence of her translations on English hymnody by Robin A Leaver( Book )

2 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Music in the service of the church : the funeral sermon for Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) by Martin Geier( Book )

1 edition published in 1984 in English and held by 153 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The liturgy and music : a study of the use of the hymn in two liturgical traditions by Robin A Leaver( Book )

5 editions published in 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Liturgy of the Frankfurt Exiles 1555( Book )

5 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Communion Sunday in Scotland ca. 1780 : liturgies and sermons by John Logan( Book )

4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 81 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sources for 17th, 18th, and early 19th-century Eucharistic practices in the Church of Scotland are scarce, in part because each minister was free to draw up the form and content of the services he conducted. In addition, many 19th and 20th century liturgical scholars chose to dismiss this form of public worship, instead focusing on the earlier tradition of the Book of Common Order. A Communion Sunday in Scotland ca. 1780: Liturgies and Sermons addresses the dearth of these liturgical studies by presenting a modern edition of a late 18th-century published account of Communion Sunday in the Church of Scotland. --from publisher description

The Routledge research companion to Johann Sebastian Bach by Robin A Leaver( Book )

8 editions published between 2011 and 2017 in English and held by 33 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This Companion provides an indispensable introduction to the Bach research of the past thirty-fifty years. It is not a lexicon providing information on all the major aspects of Bach's life and work, such as the Oxford Composer Companion: J. S. Bach. Nor is it an entry-level research tool aimed at those making a beginning of such studies. The valuable essays presented here are designed for the next level of Bach research and are aimed at masters and doctoral students, as well as others interested in coming to terms with the current state of Bach research. Each author covers three aspects within their specific subject area; firstly, to describe the results of research over the past thirty-fifty years, concentrating on the most significant and controversial, such as: the debate over Smend's NBA edition of the B minor Mass; Blume's conclusions with regard to Bach's religion in the wake of the 'new' chronology; Rifkin's one-to-a-vocal-part interpretation; the rediscovery of the Berlin Singakademie manuscripts in Kiev; the discovery of hitherto unknown manuscripts and documents and the re-evaluation of previously known sources