Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn, BWV 119

Whether I-III; Whether because c I / II; St.; Bc

Prices, Jerusalem, the Lord ( BWV 119) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Formation

The work was written in Bach's first year in office in Leipzig, at the Council changes celebrations of the city for 30 August 1723. As in Mühlhausen it was one of the duties of the cantor of St. Thomas, writing for the Council changing worship a hard music.

Topic

The cantata text consists of verses of the biblical Psalms 147, 85 and 126, each line from Luther's " German Te Deum " and seals by an unknown author. According to the occasion is commemorated with praise and thanksgiving hymns of the prosperity of the city of Leipzig and God asked of future protection. Since, in the event a secular was connected to an ecclesiastical occasion is - following the Baroque world view - emphasizes that the temporal power of authority legitimized by God and is in his senses.

Occupation

  • Vocal soloists: soprano, alto, tenor, bass
  • Choir: soprano, alto, tenor, bass
  • Orchestra: Trumpet I-IV, drums, recorder I / II, Oboe I-III (two of them as oboe da caccia ), violin I / II, viola, basso continuo.

Special

Striking is the elaborate, festive outfit with unusual even for comparable festive music of Bach four trumpets at this Council exchange cantata. The work is characterized by a very solemn character and attributes of court odes, such as the opening chorus in the form of a French overture or fanfare-like trumpet interjections in the bass recitative. It may be assumed that Bach at the beginning of his tenure in Leipzig wanted to demonstrate to citizens the full range of his skills and a work created that corresponded to the music more to the type of court- secular prince music, as they were called in his zugvorigen appointment in Köthen. Only in the final two sets emphasizes Bach again with simple shapes the character of a church cantata, pointing to the fact that the authorities do not last, but God as supreme ruler may have the last word.

Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Thomaskantor Bass (voice type) Baroque trumpet Werner Neumann Ton Koopman International Music Score Library Project Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33 Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68 Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 Alles, was von Gott geboren, BWV 80a Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87 Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114 Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121 Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! BWV 132 Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136 Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens, BWV 148 Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185 Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen, BWV 249a St Mark Passion (Bach)
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