Description
Book SynopsisThere can be no doubt as to the authenticity of
BWV 143 as a genuine cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. While the originals are lost, there are second and third «generation» copies. This study considers all known facts since the work’s composition in the 18th century and discusses in detail the criteria for judging the authenticity of the work.
Table of ContentsContents: Earliest known copies – Bach’s presumed intentions of instrumentation and keys – Bach’s use of timpani; the
Fanfarenthema – Bach’s methods of text setting – BWV 143 and Bachüberlieferung – Penzel’s importance for copies of Bach’s music – The Echtheit of BWV 143: The musical and stylistic evidence – Bachs use of the chorale,
Du Friedefürst,
Herr Jesu Christ – The Verwendungszweck of BWV 143 – Tables of Bach’s music in the
Handschrift of C.F. Penzel – Tables of Bach’s music from appropriate categories related to BWV 143.
