Let our mouth be full of laughter
| Bach cantata | |
|---|---|
| Let our mouth be full of laughter | |
| BWV: | 110 |
| Occasion: | 1st Christmas Day |
| Year of origin: | 1725 |
| Place of origin: | Leipzig |
| Genus: | Church cantata |
| Solo : | SATB |
| Choir: | SATB |
| Instruments : | 3Tr Ti 2Ft 3Ob Oa Oc Fg 2Vl Va Bc |
| AD : | approx. 25 min |
| text | |
| Georg Christian Lehms | |
| List of Bach cantatas | |
Let our mouth be full of laughter ( BWV 110) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach .
Occasion and content
Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for Christmas Day . It premiered on December 25, 1725. Sentences 1, 3 and 5 are based on literal biblical quotations ( Ps 126,2 LUT , Jer 10,6 LUT , Lk 2,14 LUT ). Their selection, as well as the free seals of sentences 2, 4 and 6 that contain them, come from Georg Christian Lehms . This results in the content-related sequence of God's great deed (the incarnation) - its saving effect (the sinner becomes God's child) - praise and thanks to the redeemed . The final chorale is the last stanza of the song Wir Christenleut by Kaspar Füger the Elder .
construction
The cantata is divided into 7 movements:
- Chorus: "Let our mouth be full of laughter"
- Aria (tenor): "Your thoughts and your senses"
- Recitativo : "You, Lord, no one is the same"
- Aria (alto): “Oh Lord! What is a human child "
- Duet (soprano, tenor): "Glory to God on high"
- Aria (bass): "Wake up, you veins and you limbs"
- Chorale : “Alleluia! God be praised"
The cantata begins with the most powerful part, the opening chorus. The subsequent tenor aria is accompanied by two interwoven transverse flutes. Then a short bass recitative leads to an alto aria, which is accompanied by an oboe d'amore . This is followed by a duet with a soprano and a tenor part. This duet is accompanied by a simple organ and continuo part. The penultimate part is a bass aria, which is accompanied by a relatively large set of instruments. A short chorale concludes the cantata. Overall, the cantata is very festive, joyful and direct.
Adaptations
Bach reworked his own compositions for two movements of the cantata. The opening chorus is an adaptation of the first movement of his overture in D (BWV 1069). The duet Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe is an adaptation of the fourth Christmas insert movement Virga Jesse floruit of his Magnificat (E flat major version).
Recordings
- DVD
- "Let our mouth be full of laughter". Cantata BWV 110. Rudolf Lutz , choir and orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation , Gerlinde Sämann , Alex Potter , Bernhard Berchtold , Stephen MacLeod . Including an introductory workshop and reflection by Joachim Rittmeyer . Gallus Media, 2013.
literature
- Werner Neumann: Handbook of the cantatas by JS Bach. 5th edition 1984, ISBN 3-7651-0054-4 .
- Hans-Joachim Schulze: The Bach Cantatas: Introductions to all of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas. Carus-Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-89948-073-2 .
Web links
- Let our mouths be full of laughter : sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Materials at Bach Digital of the Bach Archive Leipzig
- Text on the Bach Cantata Page (English)
- Let our mouths be full of laughter , with an introduction to the work on the JS Bach Foundation's YouTube channel
- Our mouths are full of laughter , performance by the Nederlandse Bachvereniging
