Figures of <i>Musica Poetica</i> in the <i>Passacaglias</i> of Dieterich Buxtehude and J.S Bach

As the importance of instrumental music grew in the seventeenth century, theorists and composers developed rhetorical devices to establish a link to words. Joachim Burmeister, Christoph Bernhard, and Johann Mattheson all codified musical-rhetorical figures into a practice known as <i>Musica Poetica</i>. Also in the seventeenth century, theorists, such as Athanasius Kircher, developed theories on musical figures and emotional expression which became what we now commonly refer to as the Doctrine of Affections. Major composers of the day were highly influenced by <i>Musica Poetica</i> and the Doctrine of Affections. This document will examine these issues in the Passacaglias of Dieterich Buxtehude and J. S. Bach. An understanding of the figures of <i>Musica Poetica</i> and affections will help illustrate similarities and differences between these pieces within their musical styles. The overall goal of this undertaking is to provide greater resources for performers to interpret these composers’ organ compositions.

Name thesis:degree_name

DMA

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College-Conservatory of Music: Organ

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Cincinnati

Year dc:date

2012

Author dc:creator

• Son, SE

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gary, Roberta

• Music
• Musica Poetica
• Passacaglia
• Buxtehude
• JS Bach
• organ
• Musical-rhetoric

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1353089121

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