{"product_id":"on-the-cantatas-of-js-hendrik-slegtenhorst-9798201037673","title":"On the Cantatas of J.S. Bach: Trinity VIII-XVI","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his more than 200 cantatas Bach interprets the human condition through musical assertion and examination of the relevance of the gospels and epistles of the Christian Bible. Every cantata is discussed in my six book series \u003cem\u003eOn the Cantatas of J.S. Bach.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe epistle, which is essentially didactic, is from the Apostolic letters retained in Scripture. The gospel, which is concerned with the life and teachings of Christ, is effectively an exposition of His adherence to principles and the application of action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided by this context, Bach consistently propounds surpassing interpretations of the nature and spirit of life. Though the over-reaching principles are philosophical and ethical, how they apply is determined, ultimately, by the individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Two of this series examines the 37 surviving cantatas for the Sundays and feast days of Trinity VIII to XVI. Bach, in these, affirms and explains such fundamental aspects as self-worth, the glorification that love brings about, suffering amidst the essential beauty of the world, and death as the fulcrum of existential necessity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a personal exploration, both his and mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hendrik Slegtenhorst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798201037673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hendrik Slegtenhorst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Hendrik Slegtenhorst","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153978667263,"sku":"9798201037673","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f692ba15-8652-4b30-82d5-5aee4f078a98.jpg?v=1770787073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-cantatas-of-js-hendrik-slegtenhorst-9798201037673","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}