Weihnachtstag bwv 63, 197a, 110, 91, 191 nba i2 kantaten zum 2. Cantata bwv 172 english translation bach cantatas website. Usually a chorale cantata is in multiple movements or parts. The parts for the first performance are lost, but the score and performing. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. Bible the app contains the complete king james bible with an interactive concordance to bachs cantatas. Genesis and early performances of cantata 4 cantata 4, christ lag in todesbanden christ lay in the bonds of death is unique among bachs works. What links here related changes upload file special pages. The first booklet lists the track contents of all 55 cds, and includes essays on this suzuki project an introduction by masaaki suzuki himself, followed by a 16 page essay on the cantatas of bach, and finally includes a short description of the bach collegium japan and the principal soloists who appear in these performances. Around 40 of these were composed during his second year as thomaskantor in leipzig, which started after trinity sunday 4 june 1724, and form the backbone of his chorale cantata cycle. Johann sebastian bach composed the church cantata erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten. Audio recording, german, bach, johann sebastian library. In english translation, how beauteous beams the morning star wrong text.
The eldest known cantata by bach, an early version of christ lag in todes banden, bwv 4, presumably written in 1707, was a chorale cantata. Cantata erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten bwv 172 3. What are some of the best bach cantatas, and how do we use. Noontime cantata concert series, series 16, concert 2. Chapter 55 bwv 140 the cantatas of johan sebastian bach.
Most chorale cantatas were written between approximately 1650. Erschallet, ihr lieder, bwv 172 johann sebastian bach choralwiki. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, and schumann under acting artistic director john harbison. Concert given under the auspices of the american bach foundation and the catholic university of america school of music in cooperation with the library of congress. With interlinear translations and a full complement of indexes. It happened twice during bachs period of tenure at leipzig, 1731 and 1742 boyd p 501 and this cantata was written for the first of these occasions and probably reprised on the second. Erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten bwv 172, is a church cantata by johann sebastian. Cantata bwv 172 english translation interlinear format. Chorusfantasiarecit tenoraria soprecit bassaria tenorchorale. Bwv 172 erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten.
He was required to produce one cantata each month, and the fourth sunday following his new appointment fell on march 25th, the double feast day of palm sunday and annunciation. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. The soulful bach and telemann catalog record only the bach excerpts from cantatas. A lot of this is available cheaply via, for example, dover or kalmus reprints. Bach cantate bwv 172 erschallet, ihr lieder youtube. Mar 02, 20 johann sebastian bach 16851750 cantata bwv 2.
He was required to produce one cantata each month, and the fourth sunday following his new appointment fell on march 25th, the double feast day of. Most of the translations are located at the bcw, but links to other translations over the web are provided as well. O jesu christ, meins lebens licht o jesus christ, light of my life, bwv 118, is a sacred motet composed by johann sebastian bach. Cantata bwv 172 english translation parallel format. Christoph wolffs magisterial biography, johann sebastian bach. Chorale cantata for the 27 th sunday after trinity 1st performance. This day occurs only in years when easter comes unusually early. Most of the translations are located at the bcw, but links to other translations over the web are provided as. Chapter 41 bwv 1 the cantatas of johan sebastian bach. In this book, noted bach expert eric chafe combines theological, historical, analytical, and interpretive approaches to the cantatas to offer readers and listeners alike the richest possible experience of these works. Contents adventskantaten bwv61, 36, 62, 2 nba i1 kantaten zum 1. The empire brass, douglas major a bach festival 1986.
Cantata erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten bwv. Bach cantata texts based on the nba japanese page cantata scores old bach edition st. Bachs promotion to concertmaster in 1714 dated from march 2nd. For the english edition the text has been carefully revised to bring it up to date, taking account of recent bach scholarship. Audio recording, german, bach, johann sebastian library of. Produced by the music division and the recording laboratory of the library of. It follows the format of the first forty chorale fantasias of the second cycle and. He composed the chorale cantatain leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731. The learned musician 2000, identifies bach s use of. It is known to have been performed at a funeral, and was possibly a generic work intended for funerals. Bach composed this cantata in weimar around 20 th may 1714. The bach cantatas, beethovens string quartets, chopins nocturnes, francks piano trios, bruckners symphonies, and brahms concertos to name but a few collections are what makes my life that little bit more emotional and enjoyable. They enlisted rilling to oversee the set, and came up with a wonderful collection of 172 cds in 140 volumes a number of the volumes contain 2 or 3 discs. Browse all verses even those not used in the inspected cantata and see which other cantatas make use of the same chorale.
Bach cantata wikipedia if you have any questions a. The fortieth cantata of the cycle for the annunciation of the blessed mary. It follows the format of the first forty chorale fantasias of the second cycle and it is thus possible that bach intended it to reside within that set. Bach cantata for the first movement which has the form of a passacaglia which is a harmoniously complete eight measure melody with the emphasis on the. Bach s promotion to concertmaster in 1714 dated from march 2nd. This is one of the bestknown and most theatrical of bachs sacred cantatas. Most chorale cantatas were written between approximately 1650 and 1750. The cantatas number 38, and they are the cream of bachs crop. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bach cantata bwv 172 erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten beside another significant passage in calov, bach wrote, a splendid demonstration beweis that music has been mandated by gods spirit. Audio recording, german, bach, johann sebastian, cantatas. Bach cantata 140 edition with good english translation. Original texts german cantatas sorted by bwv number sorted thematically other vocal works sorted by bwv number sorted thematically all vocal works sorted by title.
The eldest known cantata by bach, an early version of christ lag in todes banden, bwv 4, presumably written in. Johann sebastian bach, helmuth rilling, bachcollegium. Bach and religion the classical music guide forums. Bach foundation rudolf lutz conductor soiloists guro hjemli. Bach gesellschaft, johann sebastian bachs werke bg, 18501900. Recorded in the coolidge auditorium of the library of congress, washington, d. When the work was first published in the nineteenth century it was called a cantata, perhaps because it has an instrumental accompaniment. They are of course restricted to the sacred cantatas although bach also composed a number of secular works in this musical form. Serious scholars, students as well as listeners who feel the need of fuller historical and liturgical background of bach s cantata text. I would say it would be like learning to speak and read english by studying the king james translation of the bible.
Cantata bwv 172 erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten. Jul 06, 2006 this format makes it extremely useful as a reference work for anyone listening to, performing in, or studying any of the bach cantatas. In music, a chorale cantata is a sacred composition for voices and instruments, principally from the german baroque era, in which the organizing principle is the words and music to a chorale. At first, h nssler set out to fill out their bach recordings, which were built around helmuth rillings set of the sacred cantatas. English translation in interlinear format cantata bwv 172 ring out, you songs, resound, you strings. Bach cantata for the first movement which has the form of a passacaglia which is a harmoniously complete eight measure melody with the emphasis on the theme which can even appear in the treble as it does. Bachs cantatas are among the highest achievements of western musical art, yet studies of the individual cantatas that are both illuminating and detailed are few. On this websize, you can find the texts and instrumentations of j.
Bash is an shcompatible shell that incorporates useful features from the korn shell ksh and c shell csh. Bachs vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales. Translation for erschallet ihr lieder erklinget ihr saiten. Many bach cantatas begin with texts about condemnation. O jesu christ, meins lebens licht, bwv 118 wikipedia. Bach led the first performance on 20 may 1714 in the schlosskirche, the court chapel in the ducal schloss. Home forums repertoire questions and discussions bach cantata 140 edition with good english translation. It offers functional improvements over sh for both programming and interactive use.
In fact, a lot of bachs textual language is reminiscent of martin luthers german translation of the bible, which of course predates bach by a century and a half. Cass angel records digital, angel records digital, emi, emi 4ds37353, 4ds 37353. Since this was a rare event it happened only twice during bach s 26 years in leipzig, bach used an unusually large ensemble and wrote the cantata on a large scale. Bach s cantatas are among the highest achievements of western musical art, yet studies of the individual cantatas that are both illuminating and detailed are few. While im reluctant to characterize anything in music as the best, two of my favorite cantatas from the standpoint of craftsmanship and dramatic flair are bwv 4, christ lag in todesbanden, and bwv 106, gottes. There are 52 chorale cantatas by johann sebastian bach surviving in at least one complete version. Most writers consider picander, his main librettist during this period, his finest collaborator, and picander probably supplied the original text. This particular cantata was written for a rarely occurring date, the 27th sunday after trinity. Fifth movement aria, terzetto from cantata bwv 38 from the protestant church trogen in switzerland choir and orchestra of the j.
Bach cantata bwv 38 aus tiefer not schrei ich zu dir. Bwv 15, 53, 1412, 160 and 189 are not discussed, however. Bach s vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales. According to the comprehensive cd notes, 140 was written for the 27th sunday after trinity, and because easter fell early that year, an extra cantata was. Long melford for whit sunday bwv 172, 59, 74, 34 for whit monday bwv 173, 68, 174 1. Matthew passion facsimile vcantata texts on the net vfor your reference. It was written in 1731 as part of bachs series of five cantatas for every sunday and special feast day in the lutheran calendar. Cantata texts based on the nba these texts are prepared in pdf and html in the course. The handbook to bach s sacred cantata texts identifies scriptural references for the wording, imagery, and themes that bach s listeners would have known. I wish to program this work for my community choir and for my community, a good english translation will be better, although i prefer to do it in german. Catalog record only the 2nd work is a cantata for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. There are over 200 surviving bach cantatas, and nobody here has time to go through them all. All the cantata librettos are given in germanenglish parallel text.
As in many bach cantatas, the libretto is compiled from bible text, contemporary. It is a sevenmovement setting of the lutheran chorale of the same name, preceded by a short instrumental introduction, or sinfonia. Software sites tucows software library shareware cdroms software capsules compilation cdrom images zx spectrum doom level cd. The handbook to bachs sacred cantata texts identifies scriptural references for the wording, imagery, and themes that bachs listeners would have known. University of notre dame department of music presents. Cantata 172, erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten ring out, ye songs. Bach cantate bwv 171 gott, wie dein name, so ist auch. In retrospect, this cantata takes on a special significance because it was the last of. University of notre dame department of music presents notre. Oct 05, 20 fifth movement aria, terzetto from cantata bwv 38 from the protestant church trogen in switzerland choir and orchestra of the j. This is one of those times when looking up wikipedia is the thing to do. In addition, the religious or literary theme of each text is summarized within the specific context of the cantata as a whole.
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