Now all thank God, BWV 192
| Bach cantata | |
|---|---|
| Now all thank God | |
| BWV: | 192 |
| Occasion: | unknown |
| Year of origin: | 1730 |
| Place of origin: | Leipzig |
| Genus: | Choral cantata |
| Solo : | SB |
| Choir: | SATB |
| Instruments : | 2Tr 2Ob 2Vl Va Bc |
| AD : | approx. 15 min |
| text | |
| Martin Rinckart | |
| List of Bach cantatas | |
Now thank all God ( BWV 192) is a choral cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach . He probably composed it in Leipzig in 1730 for an unknown occasion. The original score and tenor part are lost; Bernhard Todt added the tenor to the work. With three movements, the cantata is one of Bach's shortest cantatas; the large-scale sentences, however, lead to a length that has a balancing effect.
history
The reason for the cantata is unknown; However, due to the constellation of the writers of the individual voices, it can be brought into temporal connection with Cantata 51 (Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen) . This was created in September 1730.
Occupation and structure
The three movements of the cantata set the three stanzas of the hymn Nun all thanks to God as a choral cantata . Two large chorale choruses - one at the entrance, the other at the end - frame a solo duet between soprano and bass . In addition to the usual strings and basso continuo , the work is instrumented with two oboes and flutes each. One of them is silent in the second sentence.
- 1. Coro: Now everyone thank God
- 2. Aria (Duetto) (soprano, bass): The eternally rich God
- 3rd choir: Praise, honor and praise be to God
music
In the first movement, which is in three-four time, the chorale melody is in the soprano. A double counterpoint opens up many possibilities for variation for Bach. The choir, which gradually makes the individual chorale verses heard, which are framed by orchestral ritornelles , begins to set the tunnel part including soprano in a free manner, before the chorale melody is performed by the soprano in long notes. The last verse is followed by a four-bar ending (now everyone thanks God, now everyone thanks God) in the style of an amen.
The second movement in two-quarter time has a dance-like effect. He modulates from D to A over the cleat parts in order to return from A to D in the swan song. The two soloists are also interrupted by the orchestra's ritornelles.
The third movement is also dance-like; it is a jig . As in verse 1, the chorale melody is in the soprano and is also performed in long notes. The twelve-eighth time is divided into three figures, in which the orchestra and sub-choir accompany free polyphony. The chorale lines are framed by orchestral rituals.
Recordings
- JS Bach: Cantatas BWV 172, BWV 192 Hermann Achenbach , Tübingen Cantata Choir , South German Youth Symphony Orchestra , Herrad Wehrung . Da Camera, 1966
- The Bach Cantata Vol. 12. Helmuth Rilling , Frankfurter Kantorei , Bach-Collegium Stuttgart , Helen Donath , Niklaus Tüller . Hänssler, 1974.
- u. a.
literature
- Alfred Dürr : Johann Sebastian Bach: The Cantatas. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1476-3
Web links
- Now everyone thanks God, BWV 192 (Bach, Johann Sebastian) : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Cantata BWV 192 Now all thank God on the bach cantatas website
- Now all thank God on the Bach website
- BWV 192 Now everyone thanks God Text, structure and composition on the personal homepage of Walter F. Bischof at the University of Alberta
- Notes in the public domain from Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 192 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
