Scande coeli limina Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Soli, chœur mixte et orchestre [Vocal Score] - Facile Carus Verlag
(Offertorium in festo Sti Benedicti). By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Ar...(+)
(Offertorium in festo Sti
Benedicti). By Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791). Arranged by
Eberhard Kraus. For
Soprano Voice Solo, SATB
Choir, 2
Clarinos/Trumpets,
Timpani, 2 Violins, Basso
continuo. This edition:
Paperbound. C-Dur (C
major). Stuttgart Urtext
editions. Score available
separately - see item
CA.4004200. Cantatas,
Special days. Level 3.
Vocal score. Language:
Latin. Composed circa
1766/76. KV 34. 12 pages.
Duration 4 min. Published
by Carus Verlag
(Chorale cantata). Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited b...(+)
(Chorale cantata).
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn
(1809-1847). Edited by
Thomas Christian Schmidt.
For soprano voice solo,
SATB choir, 2 violins,
viola, cello/contrabass.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition.
German title: Wer nur den
lieben Gott lasst walten.
Cantatas. Level 3. Choral
score. Language:
German/English. Composed
1829. A 7. Duration 12
minutes. Published by
Carus Verlag
Cantata
for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
This edition: Paperbound.
German title: Sie werden
euch in den Bann tun.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days,
Easter and Eastertide.
Study score. Composed
1725. BWV 183. 32 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/07. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118307).
ISBN
9790007050382. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale. Score available
separately - see item
CA.3118300.
Cantata for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
This edition: Paperbound.
German title: Sie werden
euch in den Bann tun.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days,
Easter and Eastertide.
Full score. Composed
1725. BWV 183. 32 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118300).
ISBN
9790007050351. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale.
Cantata for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
German title: Sie werden
euch in den Bann tun.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days,
Easter and Eastertide.
Single Part, Cello
piccol. Composed 1725.
BWV 183. 4 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/14. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118314).
ISBN
9790007050436. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3118300.
Cantata for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
German title: Sie werden
euch in den Bann tun.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days,
Easter and Eastertide.
Choral Score. Composed
1725. BWV 183. 2 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118305).
ISBN
9790007050375. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale. Score available
separately - see item
CA.3118300.
Cantata for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
German title: Sie werden
euch in den Bann tun.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days,
Easter and Eastertide.
Single Part, Cello/Double
Bass. Composed 1725. BWV
183. 4 pages. Duration 15
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/15. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118315).
ISBN
9790007050443. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3118300.
Cantata for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
German title: Sie werden
euch in den Bann tun.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days,
Easter and Eastertide.
Set of Orchestra Parts.
Composed 1725. BWV 183.
Duration 15 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/19. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118319).
ISBN
9790007136956. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale. Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.3118300.
Cantata for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
German title: Sie werden
euch in den Bann tun.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days,
Easter and Eastertide.
Single Part, Viola.
Composed 1725. BWV 183. 4
pages. Duration 15
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/13. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118313).
ISBN
9790007050429. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3118300.
Cantata for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
German title: Sie werden
euch in den Bann tun.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days,
Easter and Eastertide.
Single Part, Violin 1.
Composed 1725. BWV 183. 4
pages. Duration 15
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/11. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118311).
ISBN
9790007050405. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3118300.
Cantata for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn. 1x
31.183/21 oboe d'amore 1,
1x 31.183/22 oboe d'amore
2, 1x 31.183/23 English
horn 1, 1x 31.183/24
English horn 2. German
title: Sie werden euch in
den Bann tun 4. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Special days, Easter and
Eastertide. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1725. BWV 183. 12 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118309).
ISBN
9790007050399. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale. Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.3118300.
Cantata for the Sunday
Exaudi. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
German title: Sie werden
euch in den Bann tun.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days,
Easter and Eastertide.
Single Part, Violin 2.
Composed 1725. BWV 183. 4
pages. Duration 15
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.183/12. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3118312).
ISBN
9790007050412. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. Text: von
Ziegler, Christiane
Mariane. Text: Christiane
Mariane von
Ziegler.
The
cantata Sie werden euch
in den Bann tun [They
will banish you] BWV 183
for Exaudi 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
cantata opens with
Jesus's words from the
Sunday gospel reading in
an accompagnato
recitative for bass -
representing the vox
Christi - accompanied by
four oboes which,
together with the
strings, are also
deployed in the cantata's
second accompagnato
recitative. The first of
the virtuoso arias is
accompanied by
violoncello piccolo, the
second by two oboes da
caccia together with the
string ensemble. The
cantata concludes with an
unusually animated final
chorale. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3118300.
(Chorale cantata). Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited b...(+)
(Chorale cantata).
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn
(1809-1847). Edited by
Thomas Christian Schmidt.
For soprano voice solo,
SATB choir, 2 violins,
viola, cello/contrabass.
This edition: Paperbound.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition.
German title: Wer nur den
lieben Gott lasst walten.
Cantatas. Level 3. Full
score. Language:
German/English. Composed
1829. A 7. 32 pages.
Duration 12 minutes.
Published by Carus Verlag
(Chorale cantata). Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited b...(+)
(Chorale cantata).
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn
(1809-1847). Edited by
Thomas Christian Schmidt.
For soprano voice solo,
SATB choir, 2 violins,
viola, cello/contrabass.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition.
German title: Wer nur den
lieben Gott lasst.
Cantatas. Level 3.
Complete orchestral
parts. Language:
German/English. Composed
1829. A 7. Duration 12
minutes. Published by
Carus Verlag
Missa Divi Xaverii ZWV 12 Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Soli, chœur mixte et orchestre [Conducteur] - Avancé Barenreiter
Solo soprano voice, solo alto voice, solo tenor voice, solo bass voice, Mixed ch...(+)
Solo soprano voice, solo
alto voice, solo tenor
voice, solo bass voice,
Mixed choir-SATB,
orchestra (Soprano solo,
Alto solo, Tenor solo,
Bass solo, Mixed choir
(SATB), Orchestra) -
Level 5
SKU:
BA.BA09594
Composed
by Jan Dismas Zelenka.
Edited by Václav Luks.
This edition: urtext
edition. Paperback.
Barenreiter Urtext.
Score. ZWV 12.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA09594_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA09594).
ISBN
9790260107526. 31 x 24.3
cm inches. Text language:
Czech, English, German.
Preface: Stockigt, Janice
B. / Luks,
Václav.
The
â??Missa Divi
Xaveriiâ? ZWV 12, an
expansive and unusually
richly scored work, marks
a highlight in the uvre
of Jan Dismas Zelenka
(1679-1745). It was
composed in 1729 while he
was working at the
Dresden court.
The
principal source of this
first edition is the
damaged autograph score
which had long been kept
under lock and key.
Passages missing because
of its damaged condition
have been supplemented
using secondary sources
or reconstructed by
Václav Luks, clearly
marked as such in the
musical text.
The
first performance to use
the present new edition
took place in the summer
of 2014, when it was
performed at the Utrecht
Early Music Festival. A
CD recording by Collegium
1704, conducted by
Václav Luks, has been
released by the label
Accent (ACC
24301).
About
Barenreiter
Urtext
What can I
expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
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MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
In Terra Pax, Op. 39 Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Soli, chœur mixte et orchestre [Conducteur] Boosey and Hawkes
Christmas Scene. By Gerald Finzi. (Score). Boosey and Hawkes Scores and Books. ...(+)
Christmas Scene. By
Gerald Finzi. (Score).
Boosey and Hawkes Scores
and Books. Book only.
Size 9.25x12 inches. 36
pages. Published by
Boosey and Hawkes.
Messe C-Dur op. post.48 D 452 Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Soli, chœur mixte et orchestre [Reduction] Barenreiter
(Strings without Viola). By Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Edited by Pier Paolo Sca...(+)
(Strings without Viola).
By Franz Schubert
(1797-1828). Edited by
Pier Paolo Scattolin.
Arranged by Olga
Kroupova. For soprano
voice solo/alto voice
solo/tenor voice
solo/bass voice solo/SATB
choir/orchestra. This
edition: Urtext edition.
Level 4. Piano reduction
(paperbound). Opus
post.48: D 452. Published
by Baerenreiter Verlag
Litaniae Lauretanae
B.M.V. in der Bearbeitung
von Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Composed by
Leopold Mozart. Edited by
Ernst Hintermaier.
Arranged by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. New Mozart Edition
(Neue Mozart Ausgabe -
NMA) Series X, Workgroup
28, Vol. 3-5, No. 1a.
Complete edition, Score,
Critical commentary.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA04609_01. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA04609-01).
ISBN
9790006451975. 33.2 x
25.8 cm inches. Key:
E-flat major.
This
separately published
Critical Commentary
offers extensive
information on the
genesis, reception,
sources, and readings of
the works included in the
music volume.
About
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What can I
expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
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MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
Messe B-Dur op. post.141 D 324 Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Soli, chœur mixte et orchestre [Vocal Score] Barenreiter
(Klavierauszug nach dem Urtext der Neuen Schubert-Ausgabe). By Franz Schubert (1...(+)
(Klavierauszug nach dem
Urtext der Neuen
Schubert-Ausgabe). By
Franz Schubert
(1797-1828). Edited by
Rossana Dalmonte.
Arranged by Olga
Kroupova. For soprano
voice solo/alto voice
solo/tenor voice
solo/bass voice solo/SATB
choir/orchestra. This
edition: Urtext edition.
Level 4. Piano reduction.
Language: Latin, Text
language: German/English.
Opus post.141: D 324.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag
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.
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.