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The Bach Cantatas Website (BCW) is a comprehensive site covering all aspects of J.S. Bach's cantatas and his other vocal works
and many of his instrumental works. The BCW contains for most works: detailed discographies, discussions, texts and translations,
scores, commentaries, references, music examples... Performers of Bach’s works: their biographies,
Bach discographies, Poets & composers associated with Bach: their biographies, Bach connection, Other resources:
the Lutheran church year, chorale texts & melodies, books and movies on Bach, concerts, Bach festivals, guide to Bach tour... The BCW is an international collective project.
The boxes below describe the main sections of the BCW, including recent additions/updates.
Since July 2017, the Bach Cantatas Website is mobile-ready.
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Doubtful/spurious works; works of other composers performed by Bach, arranged by Bach, in Bach's library; Bach Family, Thomaskantors, Bach Pupils.
Recent:
G.F. Handel: Opera Alcina
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Filmography of Bach Movies and discussions of them: movies about Bach's life,
documentaries about Bach & his works, movies with Bach's music in the soundtrack...
Recent: The Cantor of St Thomas's
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Explanation; Events and corresponding Bach's works;
LCY in the Lifetime of Bach; LCY 2000-2015; Epistles/Gospels Readings;
Motets & Chorales for the LCY.
Recent:
Trinity
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Scores (Sheet Music) of all Bach’s vocal works in both the first Bach edition (BGA) and Vocal & Piano edition
as well as in Capella format...
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The important resources for the documentation of evidence on which musical scores of Bach’s works are based.
Provenance pages of the scores/sets of parts upon which reproductions of modern performance materials are based.
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used in Bach’s vocal works, including translations into English.
used in Bach’s vocal works. For each: the origin and history,
instances in Bach’s works...
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World-wide schedule of concerts of Bach's vocal works, arranged by year/country.
Major Bach events around the world: festivals, conferences...
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Biography, photos and Bach discography of performers who have recorded Bach's vocal works,
solo keyboard works and lute works (11,946).
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Biographies of poets & composers associated with Bach: hymn-writers, librettists, composers of chorale melodies,
arrangers of Bach works, musicians from Bach Family, composers whose works Bach performed... (1,401)
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Website devoted to the portraits of J.S. Bach, and to the fair and accurate analysis of the various images that purport to be accurate depictions of the facial features of J.S Bach. (Teri Noel Towe)
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Critical Discographies of 3 major sacred works of J.S. Bach; Present day misconceptions about Bach Performance Practice in the 19th century; Rebuilding the Frauenkirche in Dresden; J.S. Bach's handwriting...
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Technical & Musical Terms & Abbreviations, used by various contributors across the the BCW.
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