Bach as humanist: the influences of the classics and court aesthetics on the design of the six Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051

Leonard, Michael F.

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Title

Bach as humanist: the influences of the classics and court aesthetics on the design of the six Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051

Author(s)

Leonard, Michael F.

Issue Date

2015-04-24

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Alexander, Charles Reid

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Moersch, Charlotte Mattax

Committee Member(s)

• Ward, Tom
• Tipei, Sever
• Koopman, Ton

Department of Study

Music

Discipline

Music

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

A.Mus.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

• Bach
• Humanism

Abstract

This dissertation explores J. S. Bach's Six Brandenburg Concertos in the light of a Bildprogrammatik, governed by the same principles that defined arrangements of Baroque art and sculpture, and with the royal hunt as its central motive, carrying the themes of victory, glory, and immortality.

Graduation Semester

2015-5

Type of Resource

text

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Copyright 2015 Michael Leonard

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