List of illustrations
Abbreviations
Part 1 Introduction to Bach's cantatas
1. History of the cantata before Bach
2. Development of the Bach Cantata
3. Performance practice in Bach's cantatas
Part 2 Church Cantatas
1. Cantatas for the church year: Advent to Trinity
2. Cantatas for the church year: First to Twenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity
3. The Marian Feasts
4. The Feast of St John the Baptist
5. The Feast of the Archangel Michael
6. The Reformation Festival
7. Church and Organ Consecration
8. Council Elections
9. Weddings
10. Funerals
11. Various occasions
Part 3 Secular Cantatas
1. Festive music for the courts of Weimar, Wessenfels, and Cothen
2. Festive music for the Electoral House of Saxony
3. Festive music for Leipzig University celebrations
4. Festive music for Leipzig council and school celebrations
5. Leipzig music of homage for nobles and burghers
6. Weddings
7. Various occasions
Appendix: Doubtful and spurious cantatas
Bibliography
Indices