In addition to our own translations and notes, we'd like to share access to the wealth of information available beyond the scope of this website. If you have suggestions to add to our list of links, please send us an email.

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The website for Emmanuel Church, where Emmanuel Music has been in residence since 1970.

http://www.bach-cantatas.com/
Very detailed information on Cantatas, performances, translations, with an extensive list of Bach links

http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~wfb/bach.html
Detailed lists of cantatas with various methods of searching (voice type, instruments, title)

http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/bachjs.html
Informative website on all aspects of Bach's life and writings

http://www.jsbach.org/
Informative website which includes biography, list of complete works, and recommended recordings.

The World of the Bach Cantatas, Christoph Wolff and Ton Koopman, Editors
More information at: http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/spring97/bach.htm

Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician, Christoph Wolff, Finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Biography.
More information at: http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall99/johann.htm

Johann Sebastian Bach: His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany, 1685-1750, Philipp Spitta, Clara Bell, J.A. Fuller-Maitland (Translator). Dover Publications, Inc. 1993. Available on Amazon.com: Volume 1; Volume 2;Volume 3.

J. S. Bach, by Albert Schweitzer, translated by Ernest Newman. Dover Publications. Available on Amazon.com: Volume 1; Volume 2.