Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Vocal
score. Composed
1728/1729. BWV 197a /
197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140203. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140203).
ISBN
9790007295080.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Composed
1728/1729. BWV 197a /
197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140212. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140212).
ISBN
9790007301590.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Composed
1728/1729. BWV 197a /
197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140211. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140211).
ISBN
9790007301583.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Composed
1728/1729. BWV 197a /
197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140249. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140249).
ISBN
9790007301620.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Single
Part, viola. Composed
1728/1729. BWV 197a /
197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140213. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140213).
ISBN
9790007301606.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Choral
Score. Composed
1728/1729. BWV 197a /
197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140205. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140205).
ISBN
9790007295097.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Carus
digital: Extra digital
products. Full Score.
Composed 1728/1729. BWV
197a / 197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140200. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140200).
ISBN
9790007295066.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1728/1729. BWV 197a /
197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140209. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140209).
ISBN
9790007301576.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1728/1729. BWV 197a /
197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140219. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140219).
ISBN
9790007300258.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Cantata for the 1st
day of Christmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Pieter Dirksen. Single
Part, basso continuo.
Composed 1728/1729. BWV
197a / 197.1. Duration 25
minutes. Carus Verlag
#3140214. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3140214).
ISBN
9790007301613.
German/English. Text:
Henrici (Picander),
Christian
Friedrich.
Only the
text and the last page of
the autograph score of
the Christmas Cantata
“Ehre sei Gott in
der Höhe†BWV
197.1 (197a) have
survived, beginning with
the end of the 2nd aria.
This, along with the
complete surviving 3rd
aria are found in parody
versions in the Wedding
Cantata BWV 197 / BWV3
197.2, from which this
cantata takes its BWV
number. For a long time
there has been a
fascinating theory about
the missing opening
chorus: could this have
been the parody source
for the Gloria in the
Mass in B minor?
The musicologist
and organist Pieter
Dirksen has pursued this,
creating a four-part
choral version largely
derived from corrections
made in the autograph of
the Mass in B minor. He
has underlaid this with
the text of the opening
chorus (the German
translation of the
Gloria). What results is
a convincing version of
the Christmas Cantata
– with one of
Bach’s best-known
choruses as the prominent
opening chorus and
plausible solutions for
the other sections
missing in the
autograph.
Orchestra SKU: PR.416415760 For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.416415760
For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Prof. Peter
Schickele. Study Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416415760).
UPC:
680160636532. 9 x 12
inches.
The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams.
Orchestra SKU: PR.41641576L For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.41641576L
For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Peter
Schickele. Large Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641576L).
UPC:
680160636549. 11 x 17
inches.
The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams.
Orchestra SKU: CA.4003707 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This editi...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
CA.4003707
Composed
by Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. This edition:
Paperbound. Mass
sections. German title: 4
Kyrie-Vertonungen. Mass
sections. Study score.
Composed circa 1787-1791.
48 pages. Carus Verlag
#CV 40.037/07. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.4003707).
ISBN
9790007087425.
Scor
e available separately -
see item CA.4003700.
