Johann Sebastian Bach in the Eyes of Johann Mattheson: On the Cantata ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’, BWV 21

This article addresses the appraisal of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music by Johann Mattheson, specifically the commentary on the cantata Ich hatte viel Bekummernis, BWV 21 which that Hamburg-based theorist included in a 1725 issue of his periodical Critica musica. Musicologists disagree as to the inte...

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Main Author: Katarzyna Korpanty
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.ispan.pl/index.php/m/article/view/2530
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description This article addresses the appraisal of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music by Johann Mattheson, specifically the commentary on the cantata Ich hatte viel Bekummernis, BWV 21 which that Hamburg-based theorist included in a 1725 issue of his periodical Critica musica. Musicologists disagree as to the interpretation of Mattheson’s words. However, most authors see them as derisive criticism of the cantata. In this article, the author polemicises with that view and analyses Mattheson’s statement in a wider and deeper context.
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Johann Sebastian Bach in the Eyes of Johann Mattheson: On the Cantata ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’, BWV 21
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Johann Mattheson
Johann Sebastian Bach
cantata
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21
title Johann Sebastian Bach in the Eyes of Johann Mattheson: On the Cantata ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’, BWV 21
title_full Johann Sebastian Bach in the Eyes of Johann Mattheson: On the Cantata ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’, BWV 21
title_fullStr Johann Sebastian Bach in the Eyes of Johann Mattheson: On the Cantata ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’, BWV 21
title_full_unstemmed Johann Sebastian Bach in the Eyes of Johann Mattheson: On the Cantata ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’, BWV 21
title_short Johann Sebastian Bach in the Eyes of Johann Mattheson: On the Cantata ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’, BWV 21
title_sort johann sebastian bach in the eyes of johann mattheson on the cantata ich hatte viel bekummernis bwv 21
topic Johann Mattheson
Johann Sebastian Bach
cantata
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21
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