Books

Bach in the World: Music, Society, and Representation in Bach’s Cantatas
— Oxford University Press, 2023.
A study of Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantatas in their social and cultural contexts.

Kommunikation und Diskurs: Die Bürgerkapitänsmusiken Carl Philipp Emanuel Bachs
— Olms, Hildesheim, 2009.
A study of C.P.E. Bach’s militia music and its cultural role.

Johann Georg Ahle, Musiktheoretische Schriften (edition)
— Edited and introduced by Markus Rathey; Olms, Hildesheim, 2007 (2nd ed. 2008).
Critical edition of music-theoretical writings by Johann Georg Ahle.

Johann Rudolph Ahle (1625–1673): Lebensweg und Schaffen
— Wagner, Eisenach, 1999.
A monograph on the composer Johann Rudolph Ahle.

Geistliches Wunderhorn. Große deutsche Kirchenlieder (contributor)
— Edited in collaboration with Hansjakob Becker, and others; Beck, München, 2001 (2nd ed. 2003).
A collection of major German church songs with commentary.

Bach’s Major Vocal Works: Music, Drama, Liturgy
— Yale University Press, 2016 (also published in Japanese 2017).
An accessible introduction to Bach’s major vocal compositions.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio: Music, Theology, Culture
— Oxford University Press, 2016.
First English-language book focused on Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, integrating musical and cultural analysis.

Sacred and Secular Intersections in Music of the Long Nineteenth Century: Church, Stage, and Concert Hall
— Edited with Eftychia Papanikolaou; Lexington Press, 2022.
Explores music and religion across different performance spaces in the long nineteenth century.

The Sound of Freedom: Music’s Witness to the Theological Struggles of Modernity
— Edited with Jeremy Begbie and Daniel Chua; Oxford University Press, 2021.
Interdisciplinary essays on music and theological ideas of freedom in the modern era.