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. Matthew passion in naarden, other works by johann sebastian. 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. Cantata, for solo voices, mixed chorus, and orchestra. What are some of the best bach cantatas, and how do we use. This is one of those times when looking up wikipedia is the thing to do. Notated music, bach, johann sebastian, cantatas, sacred.
Serious scholars, students as well as listeners who feel the need of fuller historical and liturgical background of bach s cantata text. Consequently the first volume of their series disc 1 in the present boxed set featured three of bachs very first cantatas bwv 4, 150 and 196 while the series and the set ends with. Bach cantata texts based on the nba japanese page cantata scores old bach edition st. Bach s vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales. Bachs vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales.
Chapter 21 bwv 48 the cantatas of johan sebastian bach. Cantata bwv 36 english translation parallel format. He composed it in leipzig in 1731 for the first sunday in advent, drawing on material from previous congratulatory cantatas, beginning with schwingt freudig euch empor, bwv 36c. Bach cantata 140 edition with good english translation. The soloists are wellknown bach singers, lieder singers, and performers from the world of opera.
He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731. Bach christmas oratorio 30809 channel classics records. On this websize, you can find the texts and instrumentations of j. Cantata bwv 36 schwingt freudig euch empor english translation in parallel format. Cantata texts based on the nba these texts are prepared in pdf and html in the course. Sheep may safely graze sab by johann sebastian bach 1685. With interlinear translations and a full complement of indexes. Print and download sheep may safely graze sab sheet music. Notated music, bach, johann sebastian, cantatas, sacred library. He drew on material from previous congratulatory cantatas, beginning with schwingt freudig euch empor, bwv 36c 1725. He composed the solo cantata for alto voice in leipzig for the twelfth sunday after trinity and first performed it on 8 september 1726. From the protestant church trogen in switzerland choir and orchestra of the j.
Consequently the first volume of their series disc 1 in the present boxed set featured three of bach s very first cantatas bwv 4, 150 and 196 while the series and the set ends with. Apr 09, 2019 this album contains the complete partitas by bach, presented by piano classics, a label of brilliant classics. Titles of bach chorales, as translated by my niece after one semester of german. Johann sebastian bach, john eliot gardiner, the english. Elsewhere, the listener will bask in cantata 30s oddly rhythmic alto solo with flute and muted violins.
Serious scholars, students as well as listeners who feel the need of fuller historical and liturgical background of bachs cantata text. The choice may well have been due to the fact that bwv 2215, in a sense, comprised a sort of cyclic whole, making use of similar styles of text and music. Johann sebastian bach composed the church cantata schwingt freudig euch empor soar joyfully upwards, bwv 36, in leipzig in 1731 for the first sunday in advent. Mar 22, 2017 this is one of those times when looking up wikipedia is the thing to do. Thus while christus is nominative, you may hear of the himmelfahrt christi gen. In 1995, when masaaki suzuki and his bach collegium japan began the monumental journey of recording the cantatas, they decided to follow in bach s footsteps. Bach cantata bwv 36 schwingt freudig euch empor 7 aria. Bach foundation rudolf lutz conductor soloists nuria rial. Soprano voice, tenor voice, and bass voice soli, satb choir, piano sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750. The handbook to bachs sacred cantata texts identifies scriptural references for the wording, imagery, and themes that bachs listeners would have known.
However, right in the middle bach has placed an additional, unadorned harmonisation of a second chorale. The twentieth cantata of the cycle for the nineteenth sunday after trinity. Cantata, bwv 36 schwingt freudig euch empor johann sebastian bach on. In the gertrude clarke whittall foundation collection of the library of congress. I had intended to publish a post embedding the cantata written for the 20th sunday after trinity, but instead accidentally published a different post i had already written, embedding the cantata for the 23rd sunday after trinity.
Ch73 0900 0000 8558 5738 0 seventh movement aria from cantata bwv 36 from. 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. All the cantata librettos are given in germanenglish parallel text. There are over 200 surviving bach cantatas, and nobody here has time to go through them all. 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. 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. Founded in 1921, the netherlands bach society is the oldest early music ensemble in the netherlands, and possibly in the whole world. Erdmann neumeister, geistliche poesien eisenach, 1714 and funffache kirchenandachten leipzig, 1717. Available here is a eulenburg miniature score of bachs superb ca. In addition, the religious or literary theme of each text is summarized within the specific context of the cantata as a whole. Johann sebastian bach composed the church cantata schwingt freudig euch empor soar. The handbook to bach s sacred cantata texts identifies scriptural references for the wording, imagery, and themes that bach s listeners would have known.
Cantata bwv 36 english translation interlinear format. A new pedagogical approach to singing bach cantata tenor. Matthew passion facsimile vcantata texts on the net vfor your reference. The chorus is excellent throughout, but they dazzle in the 8minute opening to cantata 7. But with the glut of bach cantata recordings on the market complete series exist by leonhardt and harnoncourt warner, rilling hanssler, and leusink brilliant classics, and series are currently being issued by suzuki bis and gardiner his own label sdg, as well as dozens of other recordings that appear occasionally, by such. The second booklet has cantatas texts in german and their translation to english. But it was only while preparing this note that i finally found what i suspect is the proper translation of vorhalt. Full text of texts of the choral works of johann sebastian bach in english.
I didnt like the translations as they lack the poetic style of translations in koopmans cds, for example. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. 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. Valet will ich dir geben i will give a deer to the valet. He composed it in leipzig in 1731 for the first sunday in advent, drawing on material from previous congratulatory cantatas, beginning with schwingt freudig euch empor, bwv 36c 1725. I doubt though whether this would be well understood. This album contains the complete partitas by bach, presented by piano classics, a label of brilliant classics. Full text of texts of the choral works of johann sebastian. Notated music, bach, johann sebastian library of congress. Yet along with the musicians, its artistic director jos van veldhoven is still continually in search of contemporary ways of presenting this music, whether it be the traditional performances of the st. Cantata bwv 36 schwingt freudig euch empor english translation in interlinear format cantata bwv 36 soar in your joy. I wrote two posts last night about bach cantatas and accidentally published the wrong one. This format makes it extremely useful as a reference work for anyone listening to, performing in, or studying any of the bach cantatas. 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 cantata schwingt freudig euch empor bwv 36 van. Bwv 15, 53, 1412, 160 and 189 are not discussed, however. For the english edition the text has been carefully revised to bring it up to date, taking account of recent bach scholarship. On 2 december 1731, a teacher at the st thomas school would have looked up in surprise. 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. Bachs cantata bwv 212 subtitled mer hahn en neue oberskeet or the chamberlain is now our squire is a superb work for 2 solo voices choir and chamber orchestra. What links here related changes upload file special pages. In many respects this cantata adheres to the established pattern of opening chorus and closing chorale separated by alternating recitatives and arias. Christ unser herr zum jordan kam6524 kalmus vocal score with german text and english text in preface. Noontime cantata concert series, series 16, concert 2. Christmas oratorio albums channel classics nativedsd music. Titles of bach chorales, as translated by my niece after one. There is a note about the sound that i will reproduce here. In 1995, when masaaki suzuki and his bach collegium japan began the monumental journey of recording the cantatas, they decided to follow in bachs footsteps.
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