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Aria: "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten" for String Quartet
Bach, Johann Sebastian - Aria: "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten" for String Quartet
BWV 78 No 2
String Quartet
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Composer :
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750)
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String Quartet

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Baroque

Arranger :
MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - )
Publisher :MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL
Copyright :Copyright © Mike Magatagan
Added by magataganm, 17 May 2015

Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, You, who my soul), BWV 78, is a church cantata of Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 14th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 10 September 1724. It is based on the hymn by Johann Rist.

Bach wrote the cantata in his second year in Leipzig, when he composed an annual cycle of chorale cantatas. For the 14th Sunday after Trinity, 10 September 1724, he chose the chorale of Johann Rist (1641) in 12 stanzas. Rist set the words and probably also the melody. An unknown librettist wrote the poetry for seven movements, keeping the first and last stanza and quoting some of the original lines as part of his own writing in the other movements. Movement 2 corresponds to stanza 2 of the chorale, 6 to 11, 3 to 3–5, 4 to 6–7, and 5 to 8–10.

The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Epistle to the Galatians, Paul's teaching on "works of the flesh" and "fruit of the Spirit" (Galatians 5:16–24), and from the Gospel of Luke, Cleansing ten lepers (Luke 17:11–19). The chorale seems only distantly related, dealing with the Passion of Jesus, which cleanses the believer. The poet refers to sickness and healing in a few lines, more than the chorale does, such as "Du suchst die Kranken" (you search for the sick).

The cantata is remarkable for its widely contrasting affects: meditative profundity in the opening chorus, nearly joyful though hesitant bouncing in the second movement, and despair in the third.

This duet Aria: "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten" (We hasten with weak, yet eager steps) for soprano and alto speaks of rushing steps, shown predominantly in the figures of the continuo of celli, violone and organ.

Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesu,_der_du_meine_Seele, _BWV_78)

Although originally scored for soprano, alto, and basso continuo including organ, I created this arrangement for String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola & Cello).
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By fortradon, at 00:08
fortradon

This arrangement is a great effort, and needs to be recognised as such. It is hard to find free sheet-music for amateur, self-entertaining works.
magataganm Owner , 28 Dec 2021 at 00:34
Thank you! I'm glad you like it

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