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Cantata BWV 143
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [II] |
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Ref. |
BWV 143 |
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German Title |
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [II] |
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English Title |
Praise the Lord, O my soul (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata for New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ, Holy Name]
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21 |
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Composed |
Mühlhausen or Weimar, 1708-14 (Doubtful) | 1st performance: 1708-1714 ? - Mühlhausen |
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Text |
Psalm 146: 1 (Mvt. 1); Psalm 146: 5 (Mvt. 3); Psalm 146: 10 (Mvt. 5); Jakob Ebert (Mvts. 2, 7); Anon [both Christian Weiss, Sr., and Bach have been suggested] (Mvts. 4, 6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-3I | English-3P | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 corni da caccia (hunting-horns), timpani, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Aria w/ Insrumental Chorale | Mvt. 7: Chorus (Chorale) |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.11 MB] | Score BGA [2.09 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): [Bach Digital]
Chorale Melody: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ |
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References |
BGA: XXX | NBA: I/4 | BC: | Zwang: K 7 | First Published: ? | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | AL [Dutch] | Japanese-1 | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of January 5, 2003; Week of January 7, 2007; Week of July 26, 2009 |
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