Biblical Motifs. Stories of Scripture in Classical Music

The Great Flood and the Murder of Abel; the Feast of Belshazzar and the Worship of the Magi; the Baptism of the Lord and the Fall of Jericho - many of us are used to recognizing these stories when encountering them in visual art, and can position them in the chronology of biblical events. or not? This book is about music based on the main stories from the Old and New Testaments. The reader's journey will lead from the Creation of the World to the Last Judgment, and in the musical chronology - from a madrigal by an unknown author of the 16th century to the surreal vocal cycle of the 21st century, based on American spirituals. "Biblical Motifs" by music journalist Lyali Kandaurov will allow you to recall the main stories of the Bible, and most importantly - to learn about the music created based on them by composers over six centuries. Among them are famous authors such as Stravinsky or Brahms, and those whom the reader may discover for themselves, such as Johann Kuhnau or Gideon Klein. The book contains QR codes - with their help, you can find and listen to the works being discussed without being distracted from reading.