The times of day (Telemann)

The times of day is a cantata cycle by Georg Philipp Telemann . It consists of four parts: Morning, Midday, Evening, and Night . It can be found in the Telemann Works Directory (TWV) at 20:39. The work was premiered on October 20, 1757 in the Hamburg "Drillhaus" under Telemann's direction. The libretto comes from Friedrich Wilhelm Zachariä , it was influenced by the natural poetry Barthold Heinrich Brockes .

The oratorio

The work is divided into four parts. Each of the four solo cantatas is dedicated to a section of the day's course. The pitch of the voice and the instrumentation change. The performance lasts less than an hour.

The morning

1. Aria : The morning comes, with it joy
2. Recitative : The whole sky floats in shine
3. Aria: Almighty, great in the sunshine
4. Chorus : Welcome, lovely morning!

The voice range is soprano , with a solo trumpet added.

The noon

1. Aria: Noon, accompanied by fanning hours
2. Recitative: Receive me, venerable oak forest!
3. Aria: Let me feel the sweet lust
4. Chorus: Up, follow the fiery chariot of the sun

The pitch is alto , with a viola da gamba added.

The evening

1. Aria: Lower yourself from purple clouds
2. Recitative: The forest is dark green
3. Aria: Come, sweet sleep!
4. Choir: from rise to fall

The pitch is tenor , and two flutes appear.

The night

1. Aria: O night, and you, sacred silence!
2. Recitative: She is coming; her bright star dress
3. Aria: How will the night of the grave escape
4. Chorus: The Lord is God, a God of honor

The pitch is bass , and two oboes and a bassoon are added.

Discography

• 1979: Eterna / Deutsche Schallplatten, Soloists' Association of the Berlin Radio under the direction of Helmut Koch (1961).
• 1996: Capriccio / WDR, Rheinische Kantorei under the direction of Hermann Max .
• 2003: Cavalli Records, Concilium Musicum Vienna.
• 2010: Carlus Verlag / Schweizer Radio DRS, Basler Madrigalisten under the direction of Fritz Näf (2009).
• 2012: deutsche harmonia mundi, Freiburg vocal ensemble under the direction of Wolfgang Schäfer .

Literature / sources

• Friedrich Wilhelm Zachariä: The times of day. One poem, in four books. Rostock and Leipzig, Johann Christian Köppe, 1756 (title copper and 4 full-page, allegorical copper plates by JC Sysang after JJ Preisler.)
• Klaus Hofmann : In: Supplement to Die Tageszeiten , Carus Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, pp. 2–12.

See also

• The Seasons (Haydn)