Keep us, Lord, by your word, BWV 126
Bach cantata | |
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Keep us, Lord, by your word | |
BWV: | 126 |
Occasion: | Sexagesimae |
Year of origin: | 1725 |
Place of origin: | Leipzig |
Genus: | cantata |
Solo : | ATB |
Choir: | SATB |
Instruments : | Tr Ob 2Vl Va BC |
text | |
unknown | |
List of Bach cantatas |
Preserve us, Lord, by your word ( BWV 126) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach . He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the Sunday Sexagesimae and performed it for the first time on February 4, 1725.
Story and words
In his second year in Leipzig, Bach wrote the cantata in his year of choral cantatas for the Sunday Sexagesimae , the second Sunday before the Passion, and performed it for the first time on February 4, 1725. The prescribed readings were 2 Cor 11,19 LUT - 2 Cor 12,9 LUT and Lk 8,4–15 LUT , the parable of the sower . The basis for the cantata text is Martin Luther's chorale Receive us, Lord, in your word in a compilation with other verses, as they appeared as a unit in Bach's hymn books during Bach's time. It started with three stanzas of the Luther song in the order of 1586 (while in an earlier print the first two stanzas were swapped). This is followed by two stanzas by Justus Jonas , followed by Luther's German version Verleih uns Frieden gnädlicher von Da pacem Domine , which was printed after receiving us, sir (1534), and finally a stanza by Johann Walter based on 1 Tim 2,2 LUT is based. This results in seven stanzas:
- Keep us, Lord, by your word
- Prove your power, Lord Jesus Christ
- God the Holy Spirit, worthy comforter
- Your attack, sir, destroy
- So they will recognize
- Graciously grant us peace
- Give to our prince and to all authorities
The unknown lyricist formed six movements from this by leaving stanzas 1, 3, 6 and 7 unchanged, expanding 3 with recitatives and combining 6 with 7, while rewrapping 2, 4 and 5 to the corresponding movements of the cantata. The subject of the parable, like the chant, is the word of God. However, the poet refrained from making further references to the reading text, instead concentrating on the general request to God to keep his people faithful in his word, to protect them from enemies and to grant peace.
Occupation and structure
The cantata is occupied by three soloists, alto , tenor and bass , four-part choir, trumpet , two oboes , two violins , viola and basso continuo .
- Coro: Keep us, Lord, by your word
- Aria (tenor): Send your power from above
- Recitativo e chorale (alto, tenor): People's favor and power will be of little use - God Holy Spirit, worthy comforter
- Aria (bass): Fall to the ground, pompous pride!
- Recitativo (tenor): This is how your word and truth become manifest
- Chorale: Graciously grant us peace
music
A characteristic element of the opening choir is a four-note motif that is derived from the beginning of the chorale melody and is repeated by the trumpet throughout the movement to keep the words Preserve us, Lord present. The motif consists of the three notes of the A minor chord in the sequence ACAE; the higher notes fall on the stressed syllables, the highest on Herr . The cantus firmus is sung by the soprano, the lower voices underline the words in imitation. The voices are embedded in the independent orchestra.
The first aria is a prayer intensified by two oboes. In the middle section, the words “please” and “disperse” are illustrated by fast runs in the singing voice. The second aria, movement 4, is dramatic, especially in the restless continuo. In movement 3, the recitatives are sung alternately by alto and tenor, while the ornate chorale is sung as a duet, with the new voice singing the chorale while the other accompanies it. In movement 6, the two chorale stanzas by different authors are simply set in four parts.
Recordings
- JS Bach: Cantatas BWV 126 & BWV 149 , Wolfgang Gönnenwein , Süddeutscher Madrigalchor , Consortium Musicum , Janet Baker , Theo Altmeyer , Hans Sotin , EMI 1967.
- Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter , Karl Richter , Münchener Bach-Chor , Münchener Bach-Orchester , Anna Reynolds , Peter Schreier , Theo Adam , archive production 1974.
- The Bach Cantata Vol. 27 , Helmuth Rilling , Gächinger Kantorei , Bach-Collegium Stuttgart , Helen Watts , Adalbert Kraus , Wolfgang Schöne , Hänssler 1980.
- JS Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5 , Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Tölzer Knabenchor , Collegium Vocale Gent , Concentus Musicus Wien , Paul Esswood , Kurt Equiluz , Thomas Thomaschke , Teldec 1980.
- Bach Cantatas Vol. 20: Naarden / Southwell , John Eliot Gardiner , Monteverdi Choir , English Baroque Soloists , Robin Tyson, James Gilchrist , Stephan Loges, Soli Deo Gloria 2000.
- JS Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14 , Ton Koopman , Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir , Franziska Gottwald, Paul Agnew, Klaus Mertens , Antoine Marchand 2000.
- JS Bach: Cantatas Vol. 34 , Masaaki Suzuki , Bach Collegium Japan , Robin Blaze , Gerd Türk, Peter Kooij , BIS 2005.
- JSBach: Keep us, Lord, by your word , Hans-Christoph Rademann , Gaechinger Cantorey, Dorothee Mields , Benno Schachtner , Benedikt Kristjánsson, Tobias Berndt, Carus 2017
literature
- Alfred Dürr : Johann Sebastian Bach: The Cantatas. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1476-3 .
- Werner Neumann : Handbook of the cantatas JSBachs . 1947. 5th edition 1984, ISBN 3-7651-0054-4 .
- Hans-Joachim Schulze : The Bach Cantatas: Introductions to all of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas . Evangelische Verlags-Anstalt, Leipzig 2006, ISBN 3-374-02390-8 ; Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-89948-073-2 (Edition Bach Archive Leipzig)
- Christoph Wolff , Ton Koopman : The world of Bach cantatas . Verlag JB Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2006 ISBN 978-3-476-02127-4 .
Web links
- Receive us, Lord, by your word, BWV 126 : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Sources and text on Bach digital
- Cantata BWV 126 Receive us, Lord, at your word with Bach Cantatas (English)
- Receive us, Lord, at your word BWV 126 on the Bach website
- Julian Mincham: Chapter 41 BWV 144 Take what is yours and go. A listener and student guide by
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Eliot Gardiner : Cantatas for Sexagesima / Southwell Minster ( en , PDF) solideogloria.co.uk. 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 30, 2011.