Praise, Jerusalem the Lord
| Bach cantata | |
|---|---|
| Praise, Jerusalem the Lord | |
| BWV: | 119 |
| Occasion: | Change of Council |
| Year of origin: | 1723 |
| Place of origin: | Leipzig |
| Genus: | Council change cantata |
| Solo : | SATB |
| Choir: | SATB |
| Instruments : | Trba I-IV; Timp; Fld I / II;
Ob I-III; Whether da c I / II; St. Bc |
| AD : | approx. 27 min |
| text | |
| unknown author | |
| List of Bach cantatas | |
Prices, Jerusalem, den Herrn ( BWV 119) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach .
Emergence
The work was written in Bach's first year in office in Leipzig at the Council change celebrations of the city of 30 August 1723. As in Mulhouse , it was one of the duties of the cantor of St. Thomas to write a festive music for the council exchange service.
Subject
The cantata text consists of verses from the biblical Psalms 147, 85 and 126, individual lines from Luther's “German Te Deum” and poems by an unknown author. According to the occasion, hymns of praise and thanks will be held to commemorate the prosperity of the city of Leipzig and ask for God's future protection. Since a secular and ecclesiastical occasion was connected to the event, it is emphasized - following the baroque worldview - that the secular rule of the authorities is legitimized by God and in his sense.
occupation
- Vocal soloists: soprano , alto , tenor , bass
- Choir: soprano, alto, tenor, bass
- Orchestra: trumpet I – IV, timpani , recorder I / II, oboe I – III (two of them also as oboe da caccia ), violin I / II, viola , basso continuo .
particularities
What is striking about this Ratswechsel cantata is the elaborate, festive setting with the four trumpets, which are unusual even for Bach's comparable festival music. The work is characterized by a very solemn character and the attributes of courtly tribute music, such as the opening chorus in the form of a French overture or fanfare-like trumpet interjections in the bass recitative. It can be assumed that at the beginning of his tenure in Leipzig, Bach wanted to demonstrate the full breadth of his abilities to the citizens and created a work that musically corresponded more to the type of courtly-profane princely music, as was required during his previous employment in Köthen . Only in the two final movements does Bach once again emphasize the character of a church cantata with simple forms, indicating that in the end it is not the authorities but God as the supreme ruler who has the final say.
Recordings (selection)
- DVD
- Praise, Jerusalem the Lord. Cantata BWV 119. Rudolf Lutz , choir and orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation , Maria Weber, Margot Oitzinger , Bernhard Berchtold , Matthias Helm . Including an introductory workshop and reflection by Josef Estermann . Gallus Media, 2015.
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
- Prizes, Jerusalem the Lord, BWV 119 : Sheet Music and Audio Files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Structure and complete text of the cantata
- BWV 119 Awards, Jerusalem, the Lord at All of Bach ( Nederlandse Bachvereniging )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Product information on the JS Bach Foundation website, accessed on December 26, 2015.
