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Cantata BWV 10
Meine Seel erhebt den Herren |
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Ref. |
BWV 10 |
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German Title |
Meine Seel erhebt den Herren |
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English Title |
My soul doth magnify the Lord (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the Feast of Visitation of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 11: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 39-56
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Visitation of Mary |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: July 2, 1724 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1740-1747 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Luke 1: 46-48 (Mvt. 1); Luke 1: 54 (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 2-4, 6-7) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Meine Seele erhebet den Herren |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: trumpet, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Duet w/ Instrumental Chorale | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.71 MB] | Score BGA [2.68 MB]
Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [John Reese]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 7 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Meine Seele erhebet den Herren [The German Magnificat] |
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References |
BGA: I | NBA: I/28.2 | BC: A 175 | Zwang: K 78 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (facsimile): Library of Congress, Washington (New York, 1985) | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of June 30, 2002; Week of June 25, 2006; Week of December 16, 2012 |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - December 2012)
Thanks to Contributors: Rolf Günther (October 2012), Matthias Hansen (August 2006, September 2006), Frits Herbold (March 2012), Piotr Jaworski (December 2003), Thomas Shepherd (May 2002, April 2005), Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001) |
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Cantata BWV 10 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
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