Oratorio for Soloists for 2 mixed Choirs and Orchestra. Vocal Score and Chorus Parts English/German, comebined Organ Part instead of Organ Chorus I and Organ Chorus II available. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by D!Rr, Alfred;Schneider, Max. For Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo (2), Bass solo (2), Mixed Choir (2)-SATB, Orchestra 1: Alto recorder (f,g) (2), Flute (2), Oboe (2)/ Oboe d'amore (a)/ Oboe-dacc/ English horn, Bassoon, Viola da gamba, Strings, Organ, Orchestra 2: Flute (2), Oboe (2)/ Oboe d'amore (a), Bassoon, Viola da gamba, Strings, Organ/ Harpsichord. Neue Bach-Ausgabe. Serie II, Band 5. Score; Urtext Edition; Complete Edition (cloth bound). BWV 244. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import). (BA5038 01)

Cantata for Easter Sunday. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Michael Marker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Der Himmel Lacht, Die Erde Jubilieret. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Easter and Eastertide. Full score. Composed 1715. BWV 31. 68 pages. Duration 24 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.031/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3103100).

(Cantata for Reformation Day). Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. For SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes/2 oboe d'amore, oboe d'caccia, [3 trumpets, timpani], 2 violins, viola, basso continuo. D-Dur (D major). German title: Ein feste Burg. Cantatas, Special days, Reformation day. Level 3. Cello part. Language: German/English. BWV 80. 20 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag

(Cantata for Reformation Day). Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. For SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes/2 oboe d'amore, oboe d'caccia, [3 trumpets, timpani], 2 violins, viola, basso continuo. D-Dur (D major). German title: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (rev.2004). Cantatas, Special days, Reformation day. Level 3. Choral score. Language: German/English. BWV 80. Duration 30 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag

(Cantata for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany). Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. For ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 recorders f1, 2 oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo. This edition: Paperbound. E-Moll (E minor). German title: Jesus schlaft, was soll ich hoffen. Cantatas, Epiphany. Level 3. Vocal score. Language: German/English. Composed 1724. BWV 81. 32 pages. Duration 19 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag

By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Leisinger, Ulrich. Arranged by Paul Horn. For Soli SSATB, SSATB Choir, 3 Trumpets, Timpani, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo. This edition: paperbound. BWV 243. Full score available separately - see item CA.3124300. Magnificat; Stuttgart Urtext editions; Use during church year: Christmas. Piano/Vocal score. Language: Latin. 52 pages

(Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas). Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Christiane Hausmann. Arranged by Paul Horn. For SATB vocal soli, 3 recorders, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo. This edition: Paperbound. Stuttgart Urtext Edition. German title: Das neugeborne Kindelein. Cantatas, Christmas. Vocal score. Language: German/English. Composed 1724. BWV 122. 20 pages. Duration 16 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag

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SKU: TM.05090SET

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Williams. Set Type: D. Set of parts. Lucks Music Library #A7372. Published by Lucks Music Library (TM.05090SET).

From Piano Suites.

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SKU: TM.05090SC

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Williams. Score. Lucks Music Library #A7372. Published by Lucks Music Library (TM.05090SC).

From Piano Suites.

(Soli,Ch,Orch)

SKU: BA.BA05938-01

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Manuel Bärwald. This edition: Edition of selected works, Urtext edition. Linen. Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe samtlicher Werke. Revidierte Edition (NBArev) 6. Edition of selected works, Score. Composed 1725. BWV 245. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05938_01. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05938-01).

ISBN 9790006556335. 33 x 26.2 cm inches. Language: German. Preface: Barwald, Manuel.

The St. John Passion, Bach's first passion oratorio, can hardly be understood asonework. Between 1724 and 1750 the work was performed at least four times in various Leipzig churches under the composer's direction and for every one of these occasions it was revised - sometimes quite substantially.

Thi s edition presents the St. John Passion in its second version of 1725, of which only excerpts were rendered in the New Bach Edition volume II/4 (1973). This version as well as the last one of 1749 constitute the two versions that have come down to us almost in their entirety.

Most recently found sources - in particular the libretto print of the passion rediscovered in 2015 - are taken into consideration in this edition for the first time.

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SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, bassoon, 2 violins, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3115019

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Klaus Hofmann. Arranged by Klaus Hofmann. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed circa 1706. BWV 150. Duration 17 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.150/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3115019).

ISBN 9790007136819. Key: B minor. Language: German/English.

The cantata Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (O my Lord, I long for thee) BWV 150 is one of the earliest cantatas from Bach's Muhlhausen period. Its authenticity was long disputed, partly because of the stylistic characteristics of this early work, but also because the cantata only survives in sources dating from the period after Bach's death. However, in recent years a hidden dedication to Conrad Meckbach, a member of the Muhlhausen town council and patron of Bach, has been deciphered: the initial letters of the free poetry reveal the acrostic Doctor Conrad Meckbach (in the 18th century spelling), revealing a link to the city of Muhlhausen and almost certainly confirming Bach's authorship of the cantata. The occasion of the composition of the work is still unknown. The small instrumental scoring for just two violins, bassoon, and continuo, plus the fact that only the soprano is given a solo movement, suggest a performance with modest resources. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3115000.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3550214

As a pasticcio by Johann Sebastian Bach, with arias from Hande'ls Brockes-Passion. Composed by George Frideric Handel and fruher zugeschrieben Reinhard Keiser. Edited by Christine Blanken. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig - Musical Monuments. German title: Markuspassion. Sacred vocal music, Passions, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week. Single Part, Viola 2. Composed circa 1747. 12 pages. Duration 90 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 35.502/14. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3550214).

ISBN 9790007213459. Language: German.

Third version, first performed around 1747 in Leipzig. First version available under 35.304/00. The St. Mark Passion, which probably originated in the first decade of the 18th century, by a composer known until now only as Kaiser, is only preserved in various copies. It occupies a prominent place in Bach's music library as the only music for Passion by another composer which he performed several times, usually in different forms. For the young Bach in Weimar this St. Mark Passion was a didactic piece for learning the art of the modern narrative recitative; as the Leipzig Thomaskantor he also performed it (1726). The present edition reconstructs the third version, first performed in Leipzig (1747), in which Bach inserted seven arias from Handel's famous Brockes-Passion. Only in this pasticcio did a direct encounter occur between him and his famous compatriot in London, a real encounter which Bach longed for, but which never came about. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3550200.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3550249

As a pasticcio by Johann Sebastian Bach, with arias from Hande'ls Brockes-Passion. Composed by George Frideric Handel and fruher zugeschrieben Reinhard Keiser. Edited by Christine Blanken. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. This edition: Paperbound. Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig - Musical Monuments. German title: Markuspassion. Sacred vocal music, Passions, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week. Single Part, Organ. Composed circa 1747. 64 pages. Duration 90 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 35.502/49. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3550249).

ISBN 9790007141202. Language: German.

Third version, first performed around 1747 in Leipzig. First version available under 35.304/00. The St. Mark Passion, which probably originated in the first decade of the 18th century, by a composer known until now only as Kaiser, is only preserved in various copies. It occupies a prominent place in Bach's music library as the only music for Passion by another composer which he performed several times, usually in different forms. For the young Bach in Weimar this St. Mark Passion was a didactic piece for learning the art of the modern narrative recitative; as the Leipzig Thomaskantor he also performed it (1726). The present edition reconstructs the third version, first performed in Leipzig (1747), in which Bach inserted seven arias from Handel's famous Brockes-Passion. Only in this pasticcio did a direct encounter occur between him and his famous compatriot in London, a real encounter which Bach longed for, but which never came about. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3550200.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3550213

As a pasticcio by Johann Sebastian Bach, with arias from Hande'ls Brockes-Passion. Composed by George Frideric Handel and fruher zugeschrieben Reinhard Keiser. Edited by Christine Blanken. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig - Musical Monuments. German title: Markuspassion. Sacred vocal music, Passions, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week. Single Part, Viola 1. Composed circa 1747. 12 pages. Duration 90 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 35.502/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3550213).

ISBN 9790007213442. Language: German.

Third version, first performed around 1747 in Leipzig. First version available under 35.304/00. The St. Mark Passion, which probably originated in the first decade of the 18th century, by a composer known until now only as Kaiser, is only preserved in various copies. It occupies a prominent place in Bach's music library as the only music for Passion by another composer which he performed several times, usually in different forms. For the young Bach in Weimar this St. Mark Passion was a didactic piece for learning the art of the modern narrative recitative; as the Leipzig Thomaskantor he also performed it (1726). The present edition reconstructs the third version, first performed in Leipzig (1747), in which Bach inserted seven arias from Handel's famous Brockes-Passion. Only in this pasticcio did a direct encounter occur between him and his famous compatriot in London, a real encounter which Bach longed for, but which never came about. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3550200.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3550205

As a pasticcio by Johann Sebastian Bach, with arias from Hande'ls Brockes-Passion. Composed by George Frideric Handel and fruher zugeschrieben Reinhard Keiser. Edited by Christine Blanken. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig - Musical Monuments. German title: Markuspassion. Sacred vocal music, Passions, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week. Choral Score. Composed circa 1747. 16 pages. Duration 90 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 35.502/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3550205).

ISBN 9790007213411. Language: German.

Third version, first performed around 1747 in Leipzig. First version available under 35.304/00. The St. Mark Passion, which probably originated in the first decade of the 18th century, by a composer known until now only as Kaiser, is only preserved in various copies. It occupies a prominent place in Bach's music library as the only music for Passion by another composer which he performed several times, usually in different forms. For the young Bach in Weimar this St. Mark Passion was a didactic piece for learning the art of the modern narrative recitative; as the Leipzig Thomaskantor he also performed it (1726). The present edition reconstructs the third version, first performed in Leipzig (1747), in which Bach inserted seven arias from Handel's famous Brockes-Passion. Only in this pasticcio did a direct encounter occur between him and his famous compatriot in London, a real encounter which Bach longed for, but which never came about. Score available separately - see item CA.3550200.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3550219

As a pasticcio by Johann Sebastian Bach, with arias from Hande'ls Brockes-Passion. Composed by George Frideric Handel and fruher zugeschrieben Reinhard Keiser. Edited by Christine Blanken. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig - Musical Monuments. German title: Markuspassion. Sacred vocal music, Passions, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed circa 1747. Duration 90 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 35.502/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3550219).

ISBN 9790007139629. Language: German.

Third version, first performed around 1747 in Leipzig. First version available under 35.304/00. The St. Mark Passion, which probably originated in the first decade of the 18th century, by a composer known until now only as Kaiser, is only preserved in various copies. It occupies a prominent place in Bach's music library as the only music for Passion by another composer which he performed several times, usually in different forms. For the young Bach in Weimar this St. Mark Passion was a didactic piece for learning the art of the modern narrative recitative; as the Leipzig Thomaskantor he also performed it (1726). The present edition reconstructs the third version, first performed in Leipzig (1747), in which Bach inserted seven arias from Handel's famous Brockes-Passion. Only in this pasticcio did a direct encounter occur between him and his famous compatriot in London, a real encounter which Bach longed for, but which never came about. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3550200.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3550200

As a pasticcio by Johann Sebastian Bach, with arias from Hande'ls Brockes-Passion. Composed by George Frideric Handel and fruher zugeschrieben Reinhard Keiser. Edited by Christine Blanken. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. This edition: Paperbound. Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig - Musical Monuments. German title: Markuspassion. Sacred vocal music, Passions, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week. Full score. Composed circa 1747. 136 pages. Duration 90 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 35.502/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3550200).

ISBN 9790007096106. Language: German.

Third version, first performed around 1747 in Leipzig. First version available under 35.304/00. The St. Mark Passion, which probably originated in the first decade of the 18th century, by a composer known until now only as Kaiser, is only preserved in various copies. It occupies a prominent place in Bach's music library as the only music for Passion by another composer which he performed several times, usually in different forms. For the young Bach in Weimar this St. Mark Passion was a didactic piece for learning the art of the modern narrative recitative; as the Leipzig Thomaskantor he also performed it (1726). The present edition reconstructs the third version, first performed in Leipzig (1747), in which Bach inserted seven arias from Handel's famous Brockes-Passion. Only in this pasticcio did a direct encounter occur between him and his famous compatriot in London, a real encounter which Bach longed for, but which never came about.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3107609

Cantata for the 2nd Sunday afer Trinity / Reformation Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. Arranged by Paul Horn. 1x 31.076/21 Oboe and Oboe d'amore, 1x 31.076/22 oboe 2, 1x 31.076/31 trumpet. German title: Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes 5. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Psalms, German. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1723. BWV 76. 24 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.076/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3107609).

ISBN 9790007044930. Key: C major / a minor. Language: German/English.

The cantata Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The heavens are telling of God in glory) BWV 76 by Johann Sebastian Bach was written for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity, which fell on 6 June 1723 in the year it was first performed. This ambitious two-part work was the second cantata which Bach wrote after taking up the position of Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig. Bach's aim was evidently to demonstrate a particularly wide range of musical forms in both the arias and the recitatives in this cantata. The opening chorus is based on verses 2 and 4 of Psalm 19, with verse 4 structured as a choral fugue. Both parts of the cantata end with a chorale movement with different verses from the Lutheran hymn Es woll uns Gott genadig sein. The text refers loosely to the epistle reading from the 1st letter of St John, but deals more with general thoughts about the temptations of the Christian which can be overcome through love. Bach also performed the first part of the cantata later with minor revisions, but evidently no alterations to the text, on Reformation Day in Leipzig. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3107600.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3107605

Cantata for the 2nd Sunday afer Trinity / Reformation Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Psalms, German. Choral Score. Composed 1723. BWV 76. 12 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.076/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3107605).

ISBN 9790007044916. Key: C major / a minor. Language: German/English.

The cantata Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The heavens are telling of God in glory) BWV 76 by Johann Sebastian Bach was written for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity, which fell on 6 June 1723 in the year it was first performed. This ambitious two-part work was the second cantata which Bach wrote after taking up the position of Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig. Bach's aim was evidently to demonstrate a particularly wide range of musical forms in both the arias and the recitatives in this cantata. The opening chorus is based on verses 2 and 4 of Psalm 19, with verse 4 structured as a choral fugue. Both parts of the cantata end with a chorale movement with different verses from the Lutheran hymn Es woll uns Gott genadig sein. The text refers loosely to the epistle reading from the 1st letter of St John, but deals more with general thoughts about the temptations of the Christian which can be overcome through love. Bach also performed the first part of the cantata later with minor revisions, but evidently no alterations to the text, on Reformation Day in Leipzig. Score available separately - see item CA.3107600.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3107607

Cantata for the 2nd Sunday afer Trinity / Reformation Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. Arranged by Paul Horn. This edition: Paperbound. German title: Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Psalms, German. Study score. Composed 1723. BWV 76. 72 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.076/07. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3107607).

ISBN 9790007044923. Key: C major / a minor. Language: German/English.

The cantata Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The heavens are telling of God in glory) BWV 76 by Johann Sebastian Bach was written for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity, which fell on 6 June 1723 in the year it was first performed. This ambitious two-part work was the second cantata which Bach wrote after taking up the position of Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig. Bach's aim was evidently to demonstrate a particularly wide range of musical forms in both the arias and the recitatives in this cantata. The opening chorus is based on verses 2 and 4 of Psalm 19, with verse 4 structured as a choral fugue. Both parts of the cantata end with a chorale movement with different verses from the Lutheran hymn Es woll uns Gott genadig sein. The text refers loosely to the epistle reading from the 1st letter of St John, but deals more with general thoughts about the temptations of the Christian which can be overcome through love. Bach also performed the first part of the cantata later with minor revisions, but evidently no alterations to the text, on Reformation Day in Leipzig. Score available separately - see item CA.3107600.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3107611

Cantata for the 2nd Sunday afer Trinity / Reformation Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Psalms, German. Single Part, Violin 1. Composed 1723. BWV 76. 12 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.076/11. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3107611).

ISBN 9790007044947. Key: C major / a minor. Language: German/English.

The cantata Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The heavens are telling of God in glory) BWV 76 by Johann Sebastian Bach was written for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity, which fell on 6 June 1723 in the year it was first performed. This ambitious two-part work was the second cantata which Bach wrote after taking up the position of Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig. Bach's aim was evidently to demonstrate a particularly wide range of musical forms in both the arias and the recitatives in this cantata. The opening chorus is based on verses 2 and 4 of Psalm 19, with verse 4 structured as a choral fugue. Both parts of the cantata end with a chorale movement with different verses from the Lutheran hymn Es woll uns Gott genadig sein. The text refers loosely to the epistle reading from the 1st letter of St John, but deals more with general thoughts about the temptations of the Christian which can be overcome through love. Bach also performed the first part of the cantata later with minor revisions, but evidently no alterations to the text, on Reformation Day in Leipzig. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3107600.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3107612

Cantata for the 2nd Sunday afer Trinity / Reformation Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Psalms, German. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1723. BWV 76. 8 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.076/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3107612).

ISBN 9790007044954. Key: C major / a minor. Language: German/English.

The cantata Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The heavens are telling of God in glory) BWV 76 by Johann Sebastian Bach was written for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity, which fell on 6 June 1723 in the year it was first performed. This ambitious two-part work was the second cantata which Bach wrote after taking up the position of Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig. Bach's aim was evidently to demonstrate a particularly wide range of musical forms in both the arias and the recitatives in this cantata. The opening chorus is based on verses 2 and 4 of Psalm 19, with verse 4 structured as a choral fugue. Both parts of the cantata end with a chorale movement with different verses from the Lutheran hymn Es woll uns Gott genadig sein. The text refers loosely to the epistle reading from the 1st letter of St John, but deals more with general thoughts about the temptations of the Christian which can be overcome through love. Bach also performed the first part of the cantata later with minor revisions, but evidently no alterations to the text, on Reformation Day in Leipzig. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3107600.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3107613

Cantata for the 2nd Sunday afer Trinity / Reformation Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Psalms, German. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1723. BWV 76. 8 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.076/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3107613).

ISBN 9790007044961. Key: C major / a minor. Language: German/English.

The cantata Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The heavens are telling of God in glory) BWV 76 by Johann Sebastian Bach was written for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity, which fell on 6 June 1723 in the year it was first performed. This ambitious two-part work was the second cantata which Bach wrote after taking up the position of Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig. Bach's aim was evidently to demonstrate a particularly wide range of musical forms in both the arias and the recitatives in this cantata. The opening chorus is based on verses 2 and 4 of Psalm 19, with verse 4 structured as a choral fugue. Both parts of the cantata end with a chorale movement with different verses from the Lutheran hymn Es woll uns Gott genadig sein. The text refers loosely to the epistle reading from the 1st letter of St John, but deals more with general thoughts about the temptations of the Christian which can be overcome through love. Bach also performed the first part of the cantata later with minor revisions, but evidently no alterations to the text, on Reformation Day in Leipzig. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3107600.