Английская Википедия:Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, BWV 197a
Шаблон:Infobox Bach composition Шаблон:Lang (Glory be to God in the Highest), [[Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis|Шаблон:Abbr]]Шаблон:Nbsp197a (197.1), is a Christmas cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the First Day of Christmas in 1728 or 1729.[1]
History and text
Bach composed the work in Leipzig for Christmas Day in 1728 or 1729.[1] The prescribed readings for the feast day were from the Epistle of Titus, "God's mercy appeared" (Шаблон:Sourcetext) or from Isaiah, "Unto us a child is born" (Шаблон:Sourcetext), and from the Gospel of Luke, the Nativity, Annunciation to the shepherds and the angels' song (Шаблон:Sourcetext). The text of the cantata is by Picander.[2] The chorale is from the 1697 hymn "Ich freue mich in dir" by Caspar Ziegler.[3] Bach later revised the piece into Gott ist unsre Zuversicht, BWV 197.2.[4]
Scoring and structure
The cantata is scored for solo alto and bass voices, a four-part choir, two flutes, oboe d'amore, two violins, viola, bassoon, cello, and continuo.[2]
The piece has seven movements (although there may also have been an opening sinfonia):[2][5]
- Chorus: Шаблон:Lang
- Aria: Шаблон:Lang
- Recitative: Шаблон:Lang
- Aria: Шаблон:Lang
- Recitative: Шаблон:Lang
- Aria: Шаблон:Lang
- Chorale: Шаблон:Lang
Music
Only the last four movements of the piece are extant.[5]
The nineteen surviving bars of the fourth movement, an alto aria, demonstrate a rare bassoon obbligati and assume a combined ritornello-ternary form.[5]
The fifth movement is a bass recitative with only continuo accompaniment. It is a "harmonically adventurous", "forceful little movement marked by a robust melodic line".[5]
The following bass aria is accompanied by oboe d'amore and continuo, and is a "jaunty, pastoral dance" in 6/8 time and ritornello-ternary form. The movement is notable for a long rising melisma omitted from the reworked version in BWV 197.2.[5]
Musicologist Julian Mincham suggests that the chorale is "one of the sturdiest in the repertoire".[5]
Recordings
The recordings are taken from the listing on Bach-Cantatas:[6]
- Gächinger Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling. Edition Bachakademie Vol. 140. Hänssler, 1999.
- Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki. J. S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 54. BIS, 2012.
References
External links
- Шаблон:IMSLP2
- Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe BWV 197a; BC A 11 / Sacred cantata (1st Christmas Day): Leipzig University
- BWV 197a Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe: English translation, University of Vermont
- Luke Dahn: BWV 197a.7 bach-chorales.com
Шаблон:Bach's third cantata cycle and later Шаблон:Bach cantatas Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Work Шаблон:BDW at Bach Digital website.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Work Шаблон:BDW at Bach Digital website.
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 5,4 5,5 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
