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==Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge, BWV 120a==
==Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge, BWV 120a==
Parts of the cantata were used, in a different order, for a wedding cantata, that also contained as music after the wedding a sinfonia similar to the opening movement of the cantata ''[[Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29]]'' and a final chorale similar to the one closing the cantata ''[[Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137]]''.<ref name="Wolff" />
Parts of the cantata were used in 1729, in a different order, for a wedding cantata, that also contained as music after the wedding a sinfonia similar to the opening movement of the cantata ''[[Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29]]'' and a final chorale similar to the one closing the cantata ''[[Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137]]''.<ref name="Wolff" />


#Coro: ''Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge'' (parody of BWV 120/2)
#Coro: ''Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge'' (''Lord God, Ruler of the things'') (parody of BWV 120/2)
#Recitativo (tenor, bass, e coro): ''Wie wunderbar, o Gott''
#Recitativo (tenor, bass, e coro): ''Wie wunderbar, o Gott''
#Aria (soprano): ''Leit, o Gott, durch deine Liebe'' (parody of BWV 120/4)
#Aria (soprano): ''Leit, o Gott, durch deine Liebe'' (parody of BWV 120/4)
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==Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120b==
==Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120b==
Parts of the cantata were used for a cantata to celebrate the anniversary of the Augsburg Confession, performed 26 June 1730. The words are found in [[Picander]]s "Ernst-Scherzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte. Dritter Theil", Leipzig, 1732. The music is lost but could be partly reconstucted according to BWV 120, parts 1, 2 and 4.
Parts of the cantata were used for a cantata to celebrate the anniversary of the Augsburg Confession, performed 26 June 1730 in the [[St. Thomas Church, Leipzig]]. The words are found in [[Picander]]s "Ernst-Scherzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte. Dritter Theil", Leipzig, 1732. The music is lost but could be partly reconstucted according to BWV 120, parts 1, 2 and 4.
#Arioso: '' Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille (parody of BWV 120/1)
#Arioso: '' Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille (parody of BWV 120/1)
#Aria: ''Zahle, Zion, die Gelübde'' (parody of BWV 120/2)
#Aria: ''Zahle, Zion, die Gelübde'' (parody of BWV 120/2)
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/BWV120.htm Cantata BWV 120 Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille] on the ''bach cantatas'' website
*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/BWV120.htm Cantata BWV 120 Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille] on the ''bach cantatas'' website, [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/BWV120a.htm Cantata BWV 120a], [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/BWV120b.htm Cantata BWV 120b]
* {{IMSLP2|id=Cantatas, BWV 111-120 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)|cname=Cantatas, BWV 111-120}}
* {{IMSLP2|id=Cantatas, BWV 111-120 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)|cname=Cantatas, BWV 111-120}}
*[http://www.emmanuelmusic.org/notes_trans/transl_cantata/bwv120.htm Latin text and English translation] Emmanuel Music, Boston
*[http://www.emmanuelmusic.org/notes_trans/transl_cantata/bwv120.htm Latin text and English translation] Emmanuel Music, Boston

Revision as of 06:50, 6 March 2010

Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille (God, You are praised in the stillness), BWV 120, is a sacred cantata written by the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach for the occasion of the election of a new town council (Ratswahl) in Leipzig. Parts of the cantata were used for a wedding cantata BWV 120a and a cantata BWV 120b commemorating the Augsburg Confession. Bach reworked the choral second movement for the Symbolum Nicaenum of his Mass in B Minor.

History

Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille was written in Leipzig for the inauguration of the newly elected town council that took place in a festive service on the Monday following St. Bartholomäus (24 August). A first performance in 1728 or 1729 seems likely. The cantata was performed again in 1742, the autographed score of that revision is preserved, with the heading "J. J. Concerto à 4 Voci. due Hautb. due Violini, Viola, 3 Trombe, Tamburi è | Continuo".[1] Parts of the cantata were also used for the wedding cantata Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge, BWV 120a and a cantata Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120b for the 200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession in 1730. The latter work's music is lost. Bach reworked the second movement "Jauchzet, ihr erfreute Stimmen" for "Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum" in the Symbolum Nicaenum of his Mass in B Minor.[2]

Scoring, words and structure

The instrumentation reflects the festive occasion for which it was written: four soloists, four-part choir, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 violins, viola, and basso continuo.

  1. Alto solo: Gott, man lobt dich in der Stille
  2. Coro: Jauchzet, ihr erfreute Stimmen
  3. Recitativo (bass): Auf, du geliebte Lindenstadt
  4. Aria (soprano): Heil und Segen
  5. Recitativo (tenor): Nun, Herr, so weihe selbst das Regiment
  6. Chorale: Nun hilf uns, Herr, den Dienern dein

The first movement is based on Psalm 65:2. It is unusual for Bach to open a cantata with a solo voice, but the words "aus der Stille" (out of silence) may have prompted him to write it for alto and two oboe d'amore. The jubilant second movement, a chorus dominated by the full orchestra, was adapted for the Mass in B-Minor. The soprano aria with solo violin is probably based on an earlier work from Bach's time in Köthen that served as a model also for a movement of a violin sonata BWV 1019a. The tenor recitativo is accompanied by strings to underline its character as a prayer for justice and future blessings. The words for the final chorale are taken from the German Te Deum "Herr Gott, dich loben wir" of Martin Luther.

Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge, BWV 120a

Parts of the cantata were used in 1729, in a different order, for a wedding cantata, that also contained as music after the wedding a sinfonia similar to the opening movement of the cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 and a final chorale similar to the one closing the cantata Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137.[2]

  1. Coro: Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge (Lord God, Ruler of the things) (parody of BWV 120/2)
  2. Recitativo (tenor, bass, e coro): Wie wunderbar, o Gott
  3. Aria (soprano): Leit, o Gott, durch deine Liebe (parody of BWV 120/4)
  4. Sinfonia (similar to the Sinfonia of BWV 29/1, a parody of BWV 1006/1)
  5. Recitativo (tenor, e coro): Herr Zebaoth, Herr, unser Väter Gott
  6. Aria (alto, tenor): Herr, fange an und sprich den Segen (parody of BWV 120/1)
  7. Recitativo (bass): Der Herr unser Gott, sei so mit euch
  8. Chorale: Lobe den Herren, der deinen Stand (parody of BWV 137/5)

Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120b

Parts of the cantata were used for a cantata to celebrate the anniversary of the Augsburg Confession, performed 26 June 1730 in the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig. The words are found in Picanders "Ernst-Scherzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte. Dritter Theil", Leipzig, 1732. The music is lost but could be partly reconstucted according to BWV 120, parts 1, 2 and 4.

  1. Arioso: Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille (parody of BWV 120/1)
  2. Aria: Zahle, Zion, die Gelübde (parody of BWV 120/2)
  3. Recitativo: Ach! du geliebte Gottesstadt
  4. Aria: Treu im Glauben (parody of BWV 120/4)
  5. Recitativo: Wohlan, du heilige Gemeinde
  6. Choral: Du heilige Brunst, süßer Trost (Martin Luther)

Recordings

References

  1. ^ Cantata BWV 120 Provenance
  2. ^ a b Zu den Kantaten des Picander-Jahrjangs und der frühen 1730er Jahre Christoph Wolff for the Koopman recording of both BWV 120 and 120a (in German)

Bibliography

  • Dürr, Alfred. 1971. "Die Kantaten von Johann Sebastian Bach", Bärenreiter (in German)

External links

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