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This CD Sheet Musicâ?¢ collection makes available piano/vocal scores for J.S. Bach's 199 Church Cantatas indexed by title, voice type, and BWV number Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Companion to Bach: Major Choral Works (#00220513) 5600+ pages; 2 CDR Set
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This CD Sheet Musicâ„¢ collection makes available piano/vocal scores for J.S. Bach's 199 Church Cantatas indexed by title, voice type, and BWV number Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Companion to Bach: Major Choral Works (#00220513) 5600+ pages; 2 CDR Set
SKU: AP.36-A249391
ISBN 9781932419481. UPC: 659359518904. English.
The CANTATA No. 4: CHRIST LAG IN TODES BANDEN, BWV 4, is one of the earliest church cantatas by J.S. Bach (1685-1750). Bach wrote it for an application to a job opportunity at a Lutheran church in Mulhausen. It is the first of his cantatas to construct its textual and melodic material on a chorale. His first cantata for Easter Sunday, it was later revised in Leipzig in 1724 and 1725 with additional instrumental parts in order to harness the rich musical resources available to the composer. The original version has not survived. The piano reduction for this vocal score was completed by Gustav Schreck, and the edition was edited by John Ebenezer West.
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SKU: CA.3150100
ISBN 9790007186357.
This part of the complete edition contains: Cantatas and Motets (2 slip cases) vol. 1-16: Cantatas BWV 1-199 vol. 17: Motets and Wedding chorales With the Bach vocal project, we have published Johann Sebastian Bach's complete sacred vocal music in a high-quality complete edition: This up-to-date Bach Edition - over 12,500 pages of score - contains all the cantatas, oratorios, passions, motets and masses. An edition in the tried and tested Carus quality - and the only modern Bach edition for which complete performance material is available for sale! Reader-friendly and handy format (like a vocal score) Outstanding legibility through clear presentation of the musical image and precise printing on the tried and tested Carus music paper Robust and practicable binding High-quality slip case for practical storage User-friendly structure of the volumes Rapid location of desired work: each cantata volume contains an overview of the cantatas in the church year.
SKU: CA.3119219
ISBN 9790007210281. Language: German/English.
The cantata Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all our God) BWV 192 is based on the text of the well-known hymn. It is therefore one of a small number of chorale cantatas which contain no free poetic texts. Correspondingly, there are no recitatives either. It has only recently been assumed that this three-movement work was not intended for Leipzig, but was actually written in 1730 for Bach's prestigious position as Kapellmeister of Saxe-Weissenfels. The court of Duke Christian enjoyed the its sojourn in the newly-renovated castle of its secondary residence in Sangerhausen and, at Trinity, in the court church, celebrated the anniversary of its consecration with festive music. Bach evidently occasionally contributed to this. The work does not survive complete. Even in the 18th century a full score evidently no longer existed, just a set of parts, the tenor part of which is entirely missing. For the new edition the missing part has been reconstructed by Detlev Schulten (Leipzig). Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3119200.
SKU: CA.3119209
ISBN 9790007210236. Language: German/English.
SKU: CA.3119249
ISBN 9790007210298. Language: German/English.
The cantata Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all our God) BWV 192 is based on the text of the well-known hymn. It is therefore one of a small number of chorale cantatas which contain no free poetic texts. Correspondingly, there are no recitatives either. It has only recently been assumed that this three-movement work was not intended for Leipzig, but was actually written in 1730 for Bach's prestigious position as Kapellmeister of Saxe-Weissenfels. The court of Duke Christian enjoyed the its sojourn in the newly-renovated castle of its secondary residence in Sangerhausen and, at Trinity, in the court church, celebrated the anniversary of its consecration with festive music. Bach evidently occasionally contributed to this. The work does not survive complete. Even in the 18th century a full score evidently no longer existed, just a set of parts, the tenor part of which is entirely missing. For the new edition the missing part has been reconstructed by Detlev Schulten (Leipzig). Score and part available separately - see item CA.3119200.
SKU: CA.3119213
ISBN 9790007210267. Text language: German/English.
SKU: CA.3119207
ISBN 9790007242398. Language: German/English.
The cantata Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all our God) BWV 192 is based on the text of the well-known hymn. It is therefore one of a small number of chorale cantatas which contain no free poetic texts. Correspondingly, there are no recitatives either. It has only recently been assumed that this three-movement work was not intended for Leipzig, but was actually written in 1730 for Bach's prestigious position as Kapellmeister of Saxe-Weissenfels. The court of Duke Christian enjoyed the its sojourn in the newly-renovated castle of its secondary residence in Sangerhausen and, at Trinity, in the court church, celebrated the anniversary of its consecration with festive music. Bach evidently occasionally contributed to this. The work does not survive complete. Even in the 18th century a full score evidently no longer existed, just a set of parts, the tenor part of which is entirely missing. For the new edition the missing part has been reconstructed by Detlev Schulten (Leipzig). Score available separately - see item CA.3119200.
SKU: CA.3119212
ISBN 9790007210250. Text language: German/English.
SKU: CA.3119205
ISBN 9790007181376. Language: German/English.
SKU: CA.3119214
ISBN 9790007210274. Text language: German/English.
SKU: CA.3119211
ISBN 9790007210243. Text language: German/English.
SKU: CA.3914319
ISBN 9790007216375. Language: Latin.
Georg Philipp Telemann has long been perceived as a composer of sacred music, and particularly of the German-language church cantata. However, in the course of his long life he also composed church works setting Latin texts. In addition to works for smaller ensembles there is presently only one larger psalm setting, Deus judicium tuum, that is available in a new edition. This is now joined by the first ever scholarly, critical edition of his Magnificat in C major. Telemann probably composed this impressive work for the dedication of the organ in the Leipzig Neukirche in 1704. Like Bach's well-known Magnificat, it is scored for three trumpets and timpani. For ambitious church choirs, the work is really worthwhile, and is also a most effective piece for audiences to enjoy. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3914300.
SKU: CA.3103019
ISBN 9790007140229. Text language: German/English.
The cantata Freue dich, erloste Schar BWV 30 is one of Bach's last church cantatas. Originally composed as a parody of the cantata Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a for the Feast of St. John's Day in 1738, it still enjoys a great popularity today. Its extraordinary length (12 movements) made it possible for Bach to employ four vocal soloists who, together with instrumental soloists, choir and orchestra contribute to the generally festive character of this work. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3103000.
SKU: CA.3103619
ISBN 9790007172237. Language: German/English. Translation: Henry Drinker.
Bach's well-known church cantata Schwingt freudig euch empor BWV 36 (Up joyous raise your song), first heard in its final version on First Advent Sunday in 1731 at the Leipzig Nikolaikirche, can be traced back to a secular birthday cantata from 1725. The text is now revised to render the events of Advent - the rejoicing of the opening chorus, the loving veneration and the warm-hearted welcome of the three solo arias retained from the original cantata now all apply to the Messiah, who, as once in Jerusalem, should find a place in the hearts of the faithful. However, their unmistakeable Advent character derives from the fact that Bach contrasts the four festive settings from the secular cantata with three strophes from Luther's Advent chorale, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, thus at the same time giving a voice to the Mystery of God made man. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3103600.
SKU: CA.3116319
ISBN 9790007141219. Language: German/English. Text: Franck, Salomo. Text: Salomo Franck.
The cantata Nur jedem das Seine (Do justice to all men) BWV 163, for the last Sunday of the Church Year 1714/15, belongs among to those chamber music works which Bach composed for the Weimar Schlosskirche. The instruments are limited to strings, although two obbligato violoncellos are included which together with the solo bass singer and the continuo form a bass quartet unique in Bach's works. The final chorale of the cantata is handed down only as a fragment and was newly reconstructed for our edition by Thomas Riegler. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3116300.
SKU: CA.1003819
ISBN 9790007140892. Key: D minor. Language: German.
Score and parts available separately - see item CA.1003800.
SKU: CA.5180119
ISBN 9790007225377. Language: Latin.
When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart returned to Salzburg in January 1779 from his journey to Paris, his luggage contained a single church music work - an unfinished Kyrie in E flat major (KV 296a) together with sketches for the Sanctus and Benedictus (KV 296c). In 2015, at the suggestion of the late Armin Kircher, Johann Simon Kreuzpointner set about compiling a five-movement setting of the mass from this material, also drawing on an unfinished cantata in E flat major (KV 429). For the orchestration and text underlay, Kreuzpointner took his cue from Mozart's church music works. With this edition Kreuzpointner, an experienced church musician and composer, created a convincing and stylistically assured work, which he tried out in several performances. The result is a concise setting of the mass, good to sing, which does not present any great difficulties for soloists, chorus, or orchestra. The title Missa brevissima does not come from Mozart, but was chosen because of the brevity of the mass setting with its missing Credo. It also underlines the special status of this setting of the mass. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.5180100.
SKU: CA.3150200
ISBN 9790007187132.
This part of the complete edition contains: Masses, Passions and Oratorios (1 slip case) vol. 1: Mass in B minor BWV 232 Sanctus in D major BWV 232III (version 1724) vol. 2: Missa in F major BWV 233 Kyrie Christe du Lamm BWV 233a Missa in A major BWV 234 Missa in G minor BWV 235 Missa in G major BWV 236 Sanctus in C major BWV 237 Sanctus in D major BWV 238 Magnificat in D major BWV 243 Inserts for the Magnificat (in D major) vol. 3: St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 St. Mark Passion BWV 247 vol. 4: St. John Passion BWV 245 in all surviving versions vol. 5: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 vol. 6: Easter Oratorio BWV 249 Ascension Oratorio BWV 11 With the Bach vocal project, we have pubblished Johann Sebastian Bach's complete sacred vocal music in a high-quality complete edition: This up-to-date Bach Edition - over 12,500 pages of score - contains all the cantatas, oratorios, passions, motets and masses. An edition in the tried and tested Carus quality - and the only modern Bach edition for which complete performance material is available for sale! - Reader-friendly and handy format (like a vocal score) - Outstanding legibility through clear presentation of the musical image and precise printing on the tried and tested Carus music paper - Robust and practicable binding - High-quality slip case for practical storage - User-friendly structure of the volumes - Rapid location of desired work: each cantata volume contains an overview of the cantatas in the church year.
SKU: CA.3113919
ISBN 9790007181277. Text language: German/English. Text: Rube, Johann Chr.
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 Ungluck schlagt 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. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3113900.
SKU: CA.3105219
ISBN 9790007206352. Language: German/English. Text: Birkmann, Christoph.
It only became apparent a few years ago that the text of the soprano cantata Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht came from the collection Gott-geheiligten Sabbaths-Zehnden by the Leipzig theology student and Bach pupil Christoph Birkmann, printed in 1728 in Nuremberg. Birkmann was probably therefore the author of the text. The cantata was written for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity, which fell on 24 November 1726 in the year of its first performance. As in other cantatas in the first annual cycle, Bach chose an instrumental sinfonia as the opening movement - here the first movement of the 1st Brandenburg Concerto. The soprano soloist has two recitatives and two arias, in which the falsehood of the world is juxtaposed with trust in God. The cantata text is rounded off with the first verse of the chorale In dich hab ich gehoffet, scored for four-part chorus, as is usual with Bach. With the use of two horns and three oboes added to the string ensemble, the cantata has colorful and varied orchestration. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3105200.
SKU: CA.3105419
ISBN 9790007145880. Language: German/English. Text: Lehms, Georg Christian. Text by Georg Christian Lehms.
The cantata Widerstehe doch der Sunde BWV 54 is now one of Johann Sebastian Bach's most popular solo cantatas. The short text, which comprises three movements, comes from a 1711 collection of cantata texts by the Darmstadt court poet Christian Lehms, and warns in drastic terms that no sinner will inherit the kingdom of God. It is certainly no coincidence that Bach allocated this text to an alto voice, then often regarded as a symbol for the repentant sinner. The cantata comes from Bach's Weimar period and only survives in a fair copy of the score by Johann Gottfried Walther (music text ) and Johann Tobias Krebs (vocal text underlay). This didn't 't present any difficulties in preparing an edition. In Lehms' word book the cantata is allocated to Oculi Sunday (the third Sunday in Lent), but can also readily be sung on other occasions in the church year. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3105400.
