praise God everywhere
| Bach cantata | |
|---|---|
| praise God everywhere | |
| BWV: | 51 |
| Occasion: | 15th Sunday after Trinity |
| Year of origin: | 1730? |
| Place of origin: | Leipzig |
| Genus: | Solo cantata |
| Solo : | S. |
| Instruments : | Tr 2Vl Va Bc |
| AD : | approx. 20 min |
| text | |
| unknown poet; Johann Gramann | |
| List of Bach cantatas | |
Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen ( BWV 51) is a solo cantata for soprano by Johann Sebastian Bach .
Emergence
Neither the lyricist nor the exact year the cantata was composed are known. It was composed in Leipzig for the 15th Sunday after Trinity . The likely year of origin is assumed to be 1730.
Subject
As one of the few church cantatas, the autograph bears Bach's handwritten note “et In ogni Tempo”, which to a certain extent releases the text from the claim to be related to the Gospel reading on the corresponding Sunday. In its introductory aria and the fourth movement, the work is entirely geared towards jubilation and praise to God, while the internal clauses, the recitative and the second aria, have the character of a prayer. The chorale stanza laud and praise with honor (from the chorale Nun lob, my soul, the men of Johann Gramann , 1549) is a final " Alleluia " is added.
Occupation and structure
The line-up includes solo soprano, tromba in C , violin I / II, viola and basso continuo .
- Aria S (Tr, Vl I / II, Va, Bc): Shout to God in all lands
- Recitativo S (Vl I / II, Va, Bc): We adore the temple
- Aria S (Bc): Most high, do your kindness
- Choral S (Vl I / II, Bc): Be praise and praise with honor
- [Aria S (Tr, Vl I / II, Va, Bc): Alleluja ]
particularities
Shout for God in all lands is one of the most famous cantatas of Bach. The line-up is unique in his sacred work and demands a great deal of pitch and virtuosity from both the solo part and the trumpet. One can assume that the trumpet part of the premiere was taken over by the Leipzig council musician Gottfried Reiche, who is known for his brilliant playing . The soprano voice puzzled Bach research for a long time because, on the one hand, women were not allowed as singers in churches in Leipzig, and on the other hand, the solo part is so demanding that it could hardly have been performed by a boy soprano of today's format. The explanation for this is that in Bach's time the voice change in boys usually only set in at the age of 16 or 17 (see acceleration ). Bach was thus able to use boy sopranos that had better breathing and support techniques due to their physique on the one hand and a longer training period due to their age on the other. A rare illustration of this is the recording of the South African boy soprano Clint van der Linde, who sang the cantata at the age of almost 16.
The first movement has a pronounced concertante virtuoso character, while the instruments, this time without the trumpet, in the second and third parts only have accompanying functions for the soprano coloratura. The fourth movement, designed as a chorale arrangement, reverses this principle: the chorale melody is performed in a simple form by the solo part, accompanied by two concert violins. In the final fifth movement, the chorale merges into a finale designed as a fugue , in which the trumpet joins again.
There is also a version of the cantata by the son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach , who added a second trumpet and timpani.
Recordings (selection)
- DVD
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Shout to God in all countries. Cantata BWV 51. Rudolf Lutz , Orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation , Sibylla Rubens (soprano). Including an introductory workshop and reflection by Adolf Muschg . Gallus Media, 2017.
literature
- Alfred Dürr : Johann Sebastian Bach: The Cantatas. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1476-3 .
- Werner Neumann : Handbook of the cantatas by JS Bach. 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 / Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, (Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig) ISBN 3-374-02390-8 (Evang. Verl.-Anst.), ISBN 3-89948-073-2 (Carus- Verl.).
- Christoph Wolff, Ton Koopman : The world of Bach cantatas. Verlag JB Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2006, ISBN 978-3-476-02127-4 .
Web links
- Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 : Notes and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Structure and complete text of the cantata
- Shout to God in all lands at Bach Cantatas (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Booklet ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file) on the JS Bach Foundation website, accessed on May 17, 2017.
