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Most cantatas made reference to the content of the readings and to Lutheran hymns appropriate for the occasion. The melodies of such hymns often appeared in cantatas, for example as in the four-part settings concluding Bach's works, or as a cantus firmus in larger choral movements. Other occasions for church cantatas include weddings and ...
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Bach performed the cantata again on 10 October 1723 in his first year in Leipzig in a revised version, including a corno da tirarsi, a baroque wind instrument mentioned only in Bach's music and thought to have been similar to the slide trumpet (tromba da tirarsi). Bach's score is lost, and some parts seem to be missing as well. [5]
Bach's Nekrolog mentions five cantata cycles: "Fünf Jahrgänge von Kirchenstücken, auf alle Sonn- und Festtage" (Five year-cycles of pieces for the church, for all Sundays and feast days), [1] which would amount to at least 275 cantatas, [2] or over 320 if all cycles would have been ideal cycles. [3]
The cantata is structured in two parts, Part I of three movements to be performed before the sermon, Part II of four movements after the sermon. Bach scored it for four vocal soloists ( soprano (S), alto (A), tenor (T) and bass (B)), a four-part choir SATB , and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of two oboes (Ob), two violins (Vl), two violas (Va ...
Around 1748–49 Bach completed his Mass in B minor, BWV 232, based on various earlier compositions including cantata movements and the early versions of Part I Missa in B minor for the Dresden court (Kyrie–Gloria mass composed in 1733), of the first movement of Part II and of the Sanctus (Part III).
Pages in category "Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 209 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help ... 1680 cantatas (1 P) 1693 cantatas (1 P) 1708 cantatas ...