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herdish23
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J.S Bach: Six
suites for cello solo
I am going to write a paper for my music history class. I have
decided to write about J.S Bach's cello suites.
Do you know
of any books, web pages, literature etc on this topic? Or do you
have any knowledge yourself?
Thanks!
Herdis
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Ellen
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Bylsma's "The
Fencing Master"
www.bylsmafencing.com
www.ponticello.com
Barenreiter's
Scholarly Edition
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Nicholas
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Re: J.S Bach:
Six suites for cello solo
I have a suggestion, which might or might not interest you. You
could take up the subject of the origins of the Sarabande, as a
dance form. It's generally considered to be the pivotal movement in
each suite. This becomes even more interesting in light of
increasing evidence that unlike the other dances in the suite, the
Sarabande was not native to Europe, but was brought back to Europe
by the Spanish from the New World. Some say from Mexico, some say
the West Indies. If any of that is true, the implications are
formidable, concerning the formal structure of the cello suites, and
their philosophical message. More light needs to be shed on this
issue, and any research you could bring to it would be a helpful
contribution.
For a different source, you might want to
consult the brilliant book by the musicologist Wilfrid Mellers,
titled "Bach and the Dance of God." It has a substantial section
called "Voice and Body: Bach's Solo Cello Suites as an Apotheosis of
the Dance." It's very scholarly, informative and illuminating, and
might stimulate some directions of thought for you.
In any
case, I'm interested to know what you come up with. There's
relatively little written on this whole subject, and I'm involved in
some extensive investigations of my own. I'd like to read your
paper, and I'd appreciate your e-mailing me about it - the address
is in my profile. Thanks, and best wishes-
-Nick
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TerryM
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Re: J.S Bach:
Six suites for cello solo
Another source for research is the website for UMI dissertation
abstracts. Your academic institution should have access to these
abstracts of Masters and PhD thesis. You can do a search and read
the various abstracts for ideas. There is a lot written about the
cello suites. If your school does not have a subscription then you
can only read the last two years worth of abstracts. These
publications are available in paper or PDF format if you wish to buy
them or they may be available on inter-library loan from your school
as well.
wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/gateway
Here
is an example of a few of the more recent references.
Dynamic
markings in Bach cello suites
by Ko, Ching-Tzy, DMA
UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON, 2000, 226 pages
AAT 9976010
A study of
Baroque tempo practices and their applications to the violoncello
Suite No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach
by Cho, Yoonju,
DMA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, 1998, 153 pages
AAT 9836154
Articulation in Johann Sebastian Bach's Six Suites for
Violoncello Solo (BWV 1007-1012): History, analysis and
performance
by Kramer, Laura Elizabeth, DMA
CORNELL
UNIVERSITY, 1998, 229 pages
AAT 9831261
French Baroque
influences on Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Six suites for violoncello
solo' with an emphasis on French court dance and Suite V
(Germany)
by Marckx, Leslie Hirt, DMA
UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, 1998, 65 pages
AAT 9916692
THE INFLUENCE OF
BAROQUE DANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH'S 'SIX
SUITES A VIOLONCELLO SENZA BASSO'
by QURESHI, RIFAT JAVED,
DMA
RICE UNIVERSITY, 1994, 72 pages
AAT 9514219 THE BAROQUE
VIOLONCELLO AND THE UNACCOMPANIED CELLO SUITES OF J. S. BACH, B.W.V.
1007-1012
by DAVIS, NATHAN J., PHD
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 1986,
232 pages
AAT 8706309
Terry
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zambocello
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(9/4/01 7:47:19 pm)
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226
pages!?
How does one get 226 pages on the dynamic markings in the Bach
Cello Suites?
I second Nicholas' suggestion of scoping out
"Bach and the Dance of God."
And, if focusing on the
Sarabandes is too narrow, how about the steps and characteristics of
all the dances? An understanding of the dances can inform your
phrasing and tempos.
It sounds like some of the dissertations
Terry listed may approach that topic.
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ekifri
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(9/4/01 10:47:01 pm)
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the
referencemeister has struck again ;-)
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