The Cantata Musical Form - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/g_cantata.html An explanation from the "Grove Concise Dictionary of Music" of the history and format of the Cantata musical form
Bach Cantatas: Listener's Guide Indexed by Rating - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/bachjs/rateindx.html Personal and professional opinion about the overall quality of the religious pieces by Simon Crouch.
Listener's Guide to the Cantatas of J. S. Bach - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/bachjs/cantatas.html Simon Crouch article deals with what to listen for, recommended recordings, books, and Internet references.
Bach Cantatas: Indexed Listener's Guide - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/bachjs/cantindx.html Separate listings of sacred and secular pieces placed in numerical order with links to pages for individual pieces.
Bach Cantata recording review - http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/e/era12598a.html An explanation of the essence of Bach's Cantata's and a review by Steve Schwartz of selections from the first two volumes of Ton Koopman's complete recording project.
Book Review of Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts - http://www.music.qub.ac.uk/tomita/bachbib/review/bb-review_Unger-HandbookBSCT.html Review by Yo Tomita of Melvin P. Unger's book which details links between bible quotations and allusions and Bach's Cantata movements
Bach Cantatas - http://www.bach-cantatas.com Entries generally compiled from postings about the compositions and their recordings at the Bach Cantatas Mailing List. Participants suggest works to study. Subscription and background information included.
The Bach Cantatas - http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~wfb/bach.html The pages contain the German texts of all cantatas and most other vocal works by J.S. Bach, as well as French translations of many cantatas.
Bach's Cantatas: A Brief Orientation - http://www.baroque-music-club.com/cantatas.html Tracing patterns and changes in his cantata compositions through different periods in his life. From the Baroque Music Club.
Laurenscantorij - http://www.laurenscantorij.nl Performing monthly Cantata at the Saint Laurens church of Rotterdam The Netherlands. Dates and works to be performed.
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