United discord of the changing strings
| Bach cantata | |
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| United discord of the changing strings | |
| BWV: | 207 |
| Occasion: | 11th December |
| Year of origin: | 1726 |
| Place of origin: | Leipzig |
| Genus: | cantata |
| Solo : | S, A, T, B |
| Choir: | (S, A, T, B) |
| Instruments : | 3Tr, Ti; 2Ft, 2Ot; 2Vl, Va; Bc |
| text | |
| Christian Friedrich Henrici | |
| List of Bach cantatas | |
United Discord of the Changing Strings ( BWV 207) is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach , which was performed for the first time on December 11, 1726 in Leipzig .
Story and text
Bach wrote several works for celebrations at the University of Leipzig , music for Leipzig University celebrations . He composed this cantata to celebrate the appointment of Gottlieb Kortte as Professor of Roman Law . The librettist of the work is not known, possibly it was Christian Friedrich Henrici (also known as Picander ) who had been writing libretti for Bach at least the year before, when he had collaborated on the cantata Zerreißet, zersprenget, smashed the crypt , BWV 205.
For the opening choir, Bach included music from his 1st Brandenburg Concerto , which had been composed years earlier. The third set of the concert was used, wherein the trumpets the horns replace the concert and a part of the instrumental music is performed by the chorus. Bach led the world premiere on December 11, 1726. The cantata became the basis of a similar work, Auf, schmternde Töne der Muntern Trompeten , BWV 207.2.
Occupation and structure
Bach structured the cantata in ten movements, starting with an instrumental march . He wrote them for four soloists who represent allegorical figures : happiness ( soprano ), gratitude ( alto ), diligence ( tenor ) and honor ( bass ). The cantata contains a four-part choir for the movements, which contain a sequence of recitatives and arias . The cantata has a festive setting, with trumpets , timpani , two flutes , two oboe d'amores , a waist , two violins , a viola and the basso continuo .
- march
- Chorus: United discord of changing strings
- Recitative (tenor): Who is driven by a noble instinct to do what is called honor
- Aria (tenor): Just don't pull your foot back
- Recitative (duet from bass and soprano): That only alone
- Aria (duet of bass and soprano) and ritornello: My laurel should protect it
- Recitative (alto): It is not an empty word, not a hopelessly excited hope
- Aria (alto): Corrosive to this memory
- Recitative ( SATB ): You sleepy ones, come here
- Chorus: Kortte live, Kortte bloom
Recordings
- Berlin Soloists , Chamber Orchestra Berlin , Peter Schreier , Berlin Classics, 1985
- Collegium Vocale Gent , Philippe Herreweghe . JS Bach: Tone, you timpani! . Harmonia Mundi France, 2004
- Leipzig University Choir / Pauliner Baroque Ensemble , David Timm . JS Bach: Festival music for Leipzig university celebrations . Querstand, 2009
- Bach Collegium Japan , Masaaki Suzuki . JS Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 9 . UP, 2017.
Similar music
Various attempts have been made to adapt the final chorus to a different text for more general occasions. In German language who published Carus-Verlag 2008, a version of "praise and glory to the Lord / Festive Schlussang to church," edited by Charles Kremer and Bach's occupation. A version “Jauchzet, Lobet” with a middle section referring to Christmas or Easter and Pentecost was adapted for the choir and organ .
Web links
- Structure and text
- United Discord of Alternating Strings, BWV 207 : Sheet Music and Audio Files in the International Music Score Library Project
- United discord of the changing strings (Dramma per musica) BWV 207.1; BWV 207; BC G 37 Bach Digital
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d United Discord of the Changing Strings (Dramma per musica) BWV 207.1; BWV 207; BC G 37 / Secular cantata (unknown purpose) . Bach digital . 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ↑ a b Cantata BWV 207 United Discord of the Changing Strings . Bach Cantatas. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ David Timm : Festival music for Leipzig university celebrations ( German ). Leipzig University Choir, 2009, p. 8f (accessed December 2, 2012).
- ↑ a b Advent concert on St. Nicholas Day in Kalletal . In: Nordlippischer Anzeiger . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ BWV 207 United Discord of the Changing Strings . University of Alberta. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ↑ Johann Sebastian Bach / Praise and Praise to the Lord / Festive final song for the service / BWV 207 . Carus . 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
