Chorus a cappella

SKU: BR.CHB-5377-00

Urtext. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Choir; Softbound. Chor-Bibliothek (Choral Library). Baroque period. Choral score. 380 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #ChB 5377-00. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.CHB-5377-00).

ISBN 9790004413784. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. German.

The Complete Chorales are an Urtext edition of all four-part chorales by Johann Sebastian Bach and the new standard in editing for this genre. Musicologist Thomas Daniel, a well-known specialist for the topic of Bach chorales, divided the chorales in two parts of about equal length: Chorales from cantatas, motets, and passions that were confirmedly written by Bach are found in the first part, while the second part includes chorales from later sources and printings, e.g. the four-volume edition published by Breitkopf in 1784 to 1787. Thereby, the authentic chorales are clearly separated from the chorales of partly dubious authorship for the first time. Drawing on new sources, e.g. from the archive of the Berliner Sing-Akademie, some settings can even be attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - contrary to his claim in the preface of the Breitkopf edition that all songs were created by my dear late father.The volume includes an informative preface and a separate introduction on the edition for both parts while giving editorial remarks for each chorale for the first time, directly below the score. Additionally, it provides helpful indices that allow searches for text incipits, BWV numbers, melody composers, and lyricists.Get an insight into our material with the reading sample.In the Download section, you can also find a concordance to the previous edition.This is a treasure trove of fine music, beautifully presented and intelligently edited. [...] It will become my reference for Bach chorales. (Jeremy Summerly, Choir & Organ)

All four-part chorales by Bach in an Urtext edition for the first time. Authentic chorales clearly separated from those of dubious attribution. New insights on the authorship of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3110812

Cantata for the Sunday Cantata. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Es ist euch gut. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days, Easter and Eastertide, Whitsun. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1725. BWV 108. 8 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.108/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3110812).

ISBN 9790007047962. Key: A major / b minor. Language: German/English. Text: von Ziegler, Christiane Mariane. Text: Christiane Mariane von Ziegler.

The cantata Es ist euch gut, dass ich hingehe [It is well that I go forth] BWV 108 for Cantate Sunday is one of the cantatas composed on texts by the Leipzig poetess Christiane Mariane von Ziegler with which Bach concluded his second annual cycle of cantatas after he had abandoned the annual cycle of chorale cantatas at Easter 1725. The text contains two sayings by Jesus which are taken directly from the Sunday gospel reading (John 16:5-15). The quotation opening the cantata was set by Bach as a bass aria with solo oboe d'amore; it breathes tranquility and assurance. The second quotation, however, is set as an extended choral fugue in three sections; it forms the center of the cantata. The free text surrounding the biblical quotations is divided into two arias in which the emphasis is on melodic lines; there is only one single recitative, the original text of which was substantially abridged by Bach. A four-part chorale concludes the cantata. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3110800.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3110814

Cantata for the Sunday Cantata. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Es ist euch gut. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days, Easter and Eastertide, Whitsun. Single Part, Cello/Double Bass. Composed 1725. BWV 108. 8 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.108/14. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3110814).

ISBN 9790007047986. Key: A major / b minor. Language: German/English. Text: von Ziegler, Christiane Mariane. Text: Christiane Mariane von Ziegler.

The cantata Es ist euch gut, dass ich hingehe [It is well that I go forth] BWV 108 for Cantate Sunday is one of the cantatas composed on texts by the Leipzig poetess Christiane Mariane von Ziegler with which Bach concluded his second annual cycle of cantatas after he had abandoned the annual cycle of chorale cantatas at Easter 1725. The text contains two sayings by Jesus which are taken directly from the Sunday gospel reading (John 16:5-15). The quotation opening the cantata was set by Bach as a bass aria with solo oboe d'amore; it breathes tranquility and assurance. The second quotation, however, is set as an extended choral fugue in three sections; it forms the center of the cantata. The free text surrounding the biblical quotations is divided into two arias in which the emphasis is on melodic lines; there is only one single recitative, the original text of which was substantially abridged by Bach. A four-part chorale concludes the cantata. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3110800.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes/2 oboes d'amore, oboe da caccia, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Grade 3

SKU: CA.3108089

Cantata for Reformation Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Klaus Hofmann. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal; Hymns by Martin Luther: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. Harmony parts. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Reformation day. Set of Orchestra Parts. BWV 80. 12 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.080/89. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3108089).

ISBN 9790007206840. Key: D major. Text language: German/English. Text: Luther, Martin.

Bach's Reformation cantata, based on what is probably Martin Luther's most famous hymn, evolved over a period of several years. At the beginning was a Weimar cantata for Oculi Sunday 1716, now missing, which was based on the hymn with an instrumental quotation in the opening aria and with the final chorale. In the Leipzig years around 1730, Bach wrote a cantata for Reformation Day using this material. It began with the first verses of Luther's hymn in a simple four-part setting and also included the other verses. Later on, in the 1730s or 1740s, Bach replaced the introductory chorale movement with a chorale setting which was unique, spacious and motet-like in its style; this - uniquely in this respect - incorporated the choral writing in an instrumental canon for oboes and organ continuo. The powerful opening chorus is followed by recitatives and arias which reflect the full breadth of Bach's art of word painting and emotion. One of Bach's most magnificent cantatas, one of the greatest works in the history of music. In addition to the complete performance material the arrangements of movements 1 and 5 (with 3 trumpets, timpani as playing score) by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach are available (Carus 3108089). Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3108000.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes/2 oboe d'amore, oboe d'caccia, [3 trumpets, timpani], 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Grade 3

SKU: CA.3108013

Cantata for Reformation Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Klaus Hofmann. Arranged by Paul Horn. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal; Hymns by Martin Luther: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. German title: Ein feste Burg. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Reformation day. Single Part, Viola. BWV 80. 12 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.080/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3108013).

ISBN 9790007045371. Key: D major. Language: German/English. Text: Luther, Martin. Text: Martin Luther, Salomo Franck.

Bach's Reformation cantata, based on what is probably Martin Luther's most famous hymn, evolved over a period of several years. At the beginning was a Weimar cantata for Oculi Sunday 1716, now missing, which was based on the hymn with an instrumental quotation in the opening aria and with the final chorale. In the Leipzig years around 1730, Bach wrote a cantata for Reformation Day using this material. It began with the first verses of Luther's hymn in a simple four-part setting and also included the other verses. Later on, in the 1730s or 1740s, Bach replaced the introductory chorale movement with a chorale setting which was unique, spacious and motet-like in its style; this - uniquely in this respect - incorporated the choral writing in an instrumental canon for oboes and organ continuo. The powerful opening chorus is followed by recitatives and arias which reflect the full breadth of Bach's art of word painting and emotion. One of Bach's most magnificent cantatas, one of the greatest works in the history of music. In addition to the complete performance material the arrangements of movements 1 and 5 (with 3 trumpets, timpani as playing score) by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach are available (Carus 3108089). Score and part available separately - see item CA.3108000.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3110805

Cantata for the Sunday Cantata. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Es ist euch gut. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days, Easter and Eastertide, Whitsun. Choral Score. Composed 1725. BWV 108. 16 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.108/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3110805).

ISBN 9790007047924. Key: A major / b minor. Language: German/English. Text: von Ziegler, Christiane Mariane. Text: Christiane Mariane von Ziegler.

The cantata Es ist euch gut, dass ich hingehe [It is well that I go forth] BWV 108 for Cantate Sunday is one of the cantatas composed on texts by the Leipzig poetess Christiane Mariane von Ziegler with which Bach concluded his second annual cycle of cantatas after he had abandoned the annual cycle of chorale cantatas at Easter 1725. The text contains two sayings by Jesus which are taken directly from the Sunday gospel reading (John 16:5-15). The quotation opening the cantata was set by Bach as a bass aria with solo oboe d'amore; it breathes tranquility and assurance. The second quotation, however, is set as an extended choral fugue in three sections; it forms the center of the cantata. The free text surrounding the biblical quotations is divided into two arias in which the emphasis is on melodic lines; there is only one single recitative, the original text of which was substantially abridged by Bach. A four-part chorale concludes the cantata. Score available separately - see item CA.3110800.

SB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3103212

Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Hans Grischkat. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Liebster Jesu. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Epiphany. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1726. BWV 32. 4 pages. Duration 24 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.032/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3103212).

ISBN 9790007042516. Key: E minor / g major. Language: German/English. Text: Lehms, Georg Christian. Text: Georg Christian Lehms.

The text of the cantata Dearest Jesus, sore I need Thee for the 1st Epiphany Sunday 1726 was written by the Darmstadt poet Georg Christian Lehms. It is conceived as a dialog between Jesus and the Faithful Soul. Bach titled his cantata Concerto in Dialogo and accordingly, it is structured as a dialog between soprano and bass, set in the voice types that were - not only for Bach - typically used for the soul (soprano) and Jesus (bass). The cantata is based on the narrative of the twelve-year-old boy Jesus in the temple; however, in spite of closely following the gospel text, it is interpreted more widely here: it is through Jesus that the believer finds God's dwelling. Bach creates a great arch from the opening aria full of yearning and searching through to the joyful duet Nun verschwinden alle Plagen. He himself added the four-part closing chorale to the text model, thus communicating the sense of joyous certainty to the congregation of believers. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3103200.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboe d'amore, [horn, trombone], 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 4

SKU: CA.3100312

2nd Sunday after Epiphany. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Reinhold Kubik. German title: Ach Gott, wie manches. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Epiphany. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1725. BWV 3. 4 pages. Duration 27 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.003/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3100312).

ISBN 9790007041458. Key: A major. Language: German/English. Text: Moller, Martin. Text: Martin Moller.

For the 2nd Epiphany Sunday 1725, Bach composed the cantata O God, what glut of care and pain. It forms part of the annual cycle of chorale cantatas. In the large-scale opening movement, a choral setting full of anguish with expansive orchestral sections, the bass presents the cantus firmus in segments, reinforced by one trombone. This is followed directly by the second chorale verse in a four-part setting in which, however, each chorale line is interrupted by a short recitative (each one sung by a different voice). The bass, who closes the recitative, also sings the following continuo aria which is rich in melismatic passages. The second aria is a duet expanded into a quartet setting by the addition of oboes d'amore and continuo; it leads into the closing chorale containing a wealth of transitions. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3100300.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboe d'amore, [horn, trombone], 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 4

SKU: CA.3100309

2nd Sunday after Epiphany. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Reinhold Kubik. 1x 31.003/21 oboe 1, 1x 31.003/22 oboe 2, 1x 31.003/31 horn, 1x 31.003/32 trombone. German title: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid 4. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Epiphany. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1725. BWV 3. 12 pages. Duration 27 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.003/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3100309).

ISBN 9790007041434. Key: A major. Language: German/English. Text: Moller, Martin. Text: Martin Moller.

For the 2nd Epiphany Sunday 1725, Bach composed the cantata O God, what glut of care and pain. It forms part of the annual cycle of chorale cantatas. In the large-scale opening movement, a choral setting full of anguish with expansive orchestral sections, the bass presents the cantus firmus in segments, reinforced by one trombone. This is followed directly by the second chorale verse in a four-part setting in which, however, each chorale line is interrupted by a short recitative (each one sung by a different voice). The bass, who closes the recitative, also sings the following continuo aria which is rich in melismatic passages. The second aria is a duet expanded into a quartet setting by the addition of oboes d'amore and continuo; it leads into the closing chorale containing a wealth of transitions. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3100300.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboe d'amore, [horn, trombone], 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 4

SKU: CA.3100314

2nd Sunday after Epiphany. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Reinhold Kubik. German title: Ach Gott, wie manches. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Epiphany. Single Part, Cello/Double Bass. Composed 1725. BWV 3. 12 pages. Duration 27 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.003/14. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3100314).

ISBN 9790007041472. Key: A major. Language: German/English. Text: Moller, Martin. Text: Martin Moller.

For the 2nd Epiphany Sunday 1725, Bach composed the cantata O God, what glut of care and pain. It forms part of the annual cycle of chorale cantatas. In the large-scale opening movement, a choral setting full of anguish with expansive orchestral sections, the bass presents the cantus firmus in segments, reinforced by one trombone. This is followed directly by the second chorale verse in a four-part setting in which, however, each chorale line is interrupted by a short recitative (each one sung by a different voice). The bass, who closes the recitative, also sings the following continuo aria which is rich in melismatic passages. The second aria is a duet expanded into a quartet setting by the addition of oboes d'amore and continuo; it leads into the closing chorale containing a wealth of transitions. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3100300.

STB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 violins, viola, cello, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3119619

Cantata for a wedding. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Solvej Donadel. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Complete orchestral parts. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Wedding. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1708. BWV 196. Duration 14 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.196/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3119619).

ISBN 9790007210496. Text language: German/English.

Especially due to the early date of its composition, from the pen of the just turned 22-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach, the cantata The Lord careth for us BWV 196 has its charm, and through its conciseness, as well as its simple scoring, it is quite accessible for performance by ensembles with only modest means. The cantata was composed on the occasion of a wedding in the 1797/08, the details of which cannot be exactly ascertained. The text of the libretto contains no freely written poetry, rather is drawn solely from the Bible (Psalm 115:12-13), there are no recitatives, and the arias are kept very short. The scoring is also of modest propoportions: In addtion to the solo voices soprano, tenor and bass, as well as a four-voice choir, only strings and basso continuo are requried. The cantata begins, as is typical early Bach cantatas, with a short instrumental sinfonia and ends, not with a chorale, but with a choral movement. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3119600.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 recorders f1, 2 oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3108112

Cantata for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Jesus schlaft. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Epiphany. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1724. BWV 81. 8 pages. Duration 19 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.081/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3108112).

ISBN 9790007045470. Key: E minor. Language: German/English.

Bach composed the cantata Jesus schlaft, was soll ich hoffen [Jesus sleeps, what hope have I] BWV 81 for the fourth Epiphany Sunday, 1724. The cantata is structured as a little drama: In the beginning, fear prevails. The seas rage and Jesus is asleep. The threateningly foaming waves are vividly depicted in the soughing string accompaniment of the tenor aria. Jesus's words Ihr Kleinglaubigen, warum seid ihr so furchtsam? [You of little faith, why are you so fearful?] are set as a bass arioso at the center of the cantata; they provide the turning point. In the subsequent bass aria, the towering seas are silenced. A recitative - Wohl mir [Well for me] - leads into the closing chorale with its certainty Unter deinen Schirmen bin ich vor den Sturmen aller Feinde frei [Under Your protection I am spared the tempests of my enemies]. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3108100.

Orchestra ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Grade 3

SKU: CA.3123512

Kyrie-Gloria-Messe (Lutherische Messe). Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Missa In G /Bwv 235 Rev.2000. Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin, Mass settings, incomplete (also Missa brevis). Single Part, Violin 2. Composed the period at Leipzig. BWV 235. 12 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.235/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3123512).

ISBN 9790007085933. Key: G minor. Language: Latin.

As well as the Mass in B minor, there are four further, shorter mass compositions by Bach, the so-called Lutheran or Kyrie-Gloria masses. Despite their high musical qualities, they are often overshadowed by other church works by Bach. With their six-movement structure (up to the Cum sancto spiritu) they had their specific liturgical position in church services of the time of Bach. The masses largely comprise parodies, with the original music mainly taken from cantatas which Bach sometimes considerably reworked in his well-known style according to the new context of the work. Ulrich Leisinger has edited the four works for Carus in new critical editions. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3123500.