from Cantata No. 147-Johann Sebastian Bach is regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. His music is revered for its technical command artistic beauty and intellectual depth. This chorale movement is one of his most enduring works however the melody was originally composed before Bach’s time in 1642 by Johann Schop. Utilising the already existing melody Bach wrote this setting of Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring in 1716 as the 10th and last movement of the church cantata ‘Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’ (BWV 147) one of the over three hundred cantatas written by the master of the Baroque period.This edition of the familiar melody which is often performed at weddings and Christian festive seasons like Christmas and Easter is arranged for SATB Chorus and Organ. All four verses of the lyrics are provided in English translation along with the original version in German.

Kantate Zum 23. Sonntag Nach Trinitatis, Bwv 139, 1724. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach's chorale cantata with its opening text 'Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott recht kindlich kann verlassen” (Tis well with him who on the Lord trusts just like a child) BWV 139 was performed for the first time on 12 November 1724 in the main Leipzig church service. The cantata text, based on the hymn of the same name by Johann Christoph Rube (1665-1746), is in praise of trust in God. In the opening chorus, full of depth of feeling, the hymn melody is heard throughout - this is followed by a lively tenor aria 'Gott ist mein Freund” (God is my friend) with a musical depiction of the adversary raging in vain, and in the bass aria 'Das Unglück schlägt auf allen Seiten” (Misfortune assails me on every side) Bach presents both drama and Baroque imagery. One of the two solo violin parts for the tenor aria is lost, so our edition offers a reconstruction. The virtuoso violin part of the bass aria was evidently based on a part for violoncello piccolo, now lost. The edition provides for performance by violin or violoncello./ Répertoire / Chœur Mixte et Piano

Uses: General Communion Holy Week Good Friday Scripture: Psalm 18:3: Revelation 4:11: Revelation 5:12 From the treasury of Baroque literature comes a sacred adaptation of a J.S. Bach masterwork. Beautifully wed with the Worthy Is the Lamb text this will become a standard Holy Week offering for choirs everywhere. The string orchestration adds a very tasteful ambience to the piece and the sensitive keyboard writing is just as successful. An instant classic! Score and Parts (vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a digital download.

Sacred Music from the Baroque and Classical-Seven popular choruses from the Baroque and Classical periods are gathered together in this collection that offers quality and value. Excellent for contest and festival! Includes: Achieved Is Thy Glorious Work (Haydn) BreakForth O Beauteous Heavenly Light (Bach) Gloria (from Heiligmesse/Haydn) Jubilate (Mozart) Let The Whole Earth Stand In Awe (Handel) Sicut Locutus Est (Bach) Swell The Full Chorus (Handel). Available separately: SATB.

Reduction For Satb/Organ-John McCabe's Psalm-Cantata arranged for Soprano Baritone SATB choir and Organ by Iain Farrington.This work was commissioned by the English Baroque Choir and their music director Jeremy Jackman who gave the first performance on 16th March 2013 at St. John’s SmithSquare London.'I’ve wanted to write a choral/instrumental piece based on texts from the Psalms for a very long time so this commission from the English Baroque Choir and their music director Jeremy Jackman (to whom the work is dedicated) was a wonderful opportunity to put this idea into practice. I decided to write a kind of latter-day equivalent to the Bachcantatas with two soloists (soprano and baritone). The texts are derived from a variety of Psalm sources: some in Latin some in English a meditation by Savonarola and a Henry Vaughan poem.' - John McCabe

Composed by Heinrich Schütz Psalm 150 SWV 38 is taken from “Psalmen Davids Dresden 1619” and is a piece for Double Chorus Double Brass Choir and Organ. This Baroque Dramatic Concertato is one of the first choral compositions by the author which was initially in German. This religious piece features both German and English lyrics and is also titled “Praise ye the Lord”. Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) was a German composer and Organist often regarded as the greatest composer before J.S. Bach.

from Uns ist ein Kind geboren-Originally attributed to J. S. Bach (Cantata BWV 142) this work is now thought to be by German composer and organist Johann Kuhnau who preceded Bach as cantor at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. This joyful contrapuntal movement isan excellent introduction to the music of the Baroque and is ideal for Christmas and other concert occasions.

In writing Elijah Mendelssohn paid musical tribute to his two musical heroes Bach and Handel to which he added his own lyricism and Orchestral colour blending in Elijah elements of the Baroque and his own early Romanticism. He set the scenes of the prophet Elijah’s life in the most dramatic terms. While the oratorio immediately gained enormous popularity it has not retained the same frequency of performance in modern times though its power and beauty are undiminished.This sheet music includes thorough historical notes.