ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, horn, oboe, oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3113613

Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Christiane Hausmann. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Viola. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Trinity. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1723. BWV 136. 4 pages. Duration 22 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.136/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3113613).

ISBN 9790007208134. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz BWV 136 was composed in Bach's first year as Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig and was first performed on the 8th Sunday after Trinity, the 18th July 1723. The librettist is unknown. The title of the cantata is taken from verse 23 of Psalm 139: Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz; prufe mich und erfahre, wie ich's meine. (Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts) The opening chorus forms an extended fugue, framed by string writing bursting with energy. The obbligato horn accentuates and enriches the movement with a special tonal color. The alto aria in F sharp minor (movement 3) comprises a trio movement with an oboe d'amore as solo instrument in a contrasting range - a presto middle section which dramatically charges the words Denn seines Eifers Grimm vernichtet (For the fury of its zeal will destroy). In the duet (movement 5) the text is sung by tenor and bass line by line, sometimes imitating contrapuntally, and sometimes both singing together dramatically in homophonic writing. A simple chorale setting to the melody Auf meinen lieben Gott concludes the cantata. Particularly charming here is the violin which joins the four vocal parts as an independent part. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3113600.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, horn, oboe, oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3113612

Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Christiane Hausmann. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Violin 2. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Trinity. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1723. BWV 136. 8 pages. Duration 22 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.136/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3113612).

ISBN 9790007208127. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz BWV 136 was composed in Bach's first year as Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig and was first performed on the 8th Sunday after Trinity, the 18th July 1723. The librettist is unknown. The title of the cantata is taken from verse 23 of Psalm 139: Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz; prufe mich und erfahre, wie ich's meine. (Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts) The opening chorus forms an extended fugue, framed by string writing bursting with energy. The obbligato horn accentuates and enriches the movement with a special tonal color. The alto aria in F sharp minor (movement 3) comprises a trio movement with an oboe d'amore as solo instrument in a contrasting range - a presto middle section which dramatically charges the words Denn seines Eifers Grimm vernichtet (For the fury of its zeal will destroy). In the duet (movement 5) the text is sung by tenor and bass line by line, sometimes imitating contrapuntally, and sometimes both singing together dramatically in homophonic writing. A simple chorale setting to the melody Auf meinen lieben Gott concludes the cantata. Particularly charming here is the violin which joins the four vocal parts as an independent part. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3113600.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, horn, oboe, oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3113609

Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Christiane Hausmann. This edition: urtext. 1x 31.136/21 oboe 1, 1x 31.136/22 oboe 2, 1x 31.136/31 horn. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Harmony parts. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Trinity. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1723. BWV 136. Duration 22 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.136/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3113609).

ISBN 9790007208103. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz BWV 136 was composed in Bach's first year as Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig and was first performed on the 8th Sunday after Trinity, the 18th July 1723. The librettist is unknown. The title of the cantata is taken from verse 23 of Psalm 139: Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz; prufe mich und erfahre, wie ich's meine. (Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts) The opening chorus forms an extended fugue, framed by string writing bursting with energy. The obbligato horn accentuates and enriches the movement with a special tonal color. The alto aria in F sharp minor (movement 3) comprises a trio movement with an oboe d'amore as solo instrument in a contrasting range - a presto middle section which dramatically charges the words Denn seines Eifers Grimm vernichtet (For the fury of its zeal will destroy). In the duet (movement 5) the text is sung by tenor and bass line by line, sometimes imitating contrapuntally, and sometimes both singing together dramatically in homophonic writing. A simple chorale setting to the melody Auf meinen lieben Gott concludes the cantata. Particularly charming here is the violin which joins the four vocal parts as an independent part. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3113600.

Arranged by John Osterhagen. For SATB choir, vocal soloist, a cappella. Choral motet based on familiar Latin chant. Lent. Octavo. Published by CanticaNOVA Publications

SSAATTBB vocal soli, SATB choir, [piano ad lib]

SKU: CA.2334400

Composed by Otto Nicolai. Edited by Klaus Rettinghaus. Der 13. Psalm Herr, Wie Lange Willst D. Sacred vocal music, Psalms, German. Full score. Composed 1846. Carus Verlag #CV 23.344/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2334400).

ISBN 9790007164294. Key: F minor / f major. Language: German.

Herr, wie lange willst du meiner so gar vergessen [How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord?] - the Psalmist's cry for help in an unusual scoring of eight (choir) soloists and four-part choir is a small jewel in Nicolai's oeuvre. The piano accompaniment is independently composed; it can, however, be left out.