Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131

Bartholomew Ringwaldt, 1588

From the depths I cry, O Lord, to thee ( BWV 131) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Formation

It is in this work, one of the oldest surviving cantatas of Bach; after the cantatas BWV 150, 196, 106 and 4, it is the fifth. From a handwritten note by the composer indicates that the work was given to his time in Mühlhausen in 1707 or 1708 by the pastor of St. Mary's Church Georg Christian Eilmar in order. Albert Schweitzer wrote in his work of Johann Sebastian Bach, that this priest " a great admirer of church music and a personal friend of Bach's" was. The fact that Bach at this church was not working, the creek research gives rise to speculation that Bach's supervisor at work as a composer of the young organist had no interest. The style and the extensive description of the composition suggests an origin in 1707, at the beginning of Bach's time in Mühlhausen.

Topic

The text contains no free seal, but is from Psalm 130, and the verses 2 and 5 of the chorale Herr Jesu Christ, du highest good of Bartholomew Ringwaldt from the year 1588th In both text sources supplication for forgiveness of sins is discussed. Therefore, it has been suggested that the occasion for the composition could have been a penitential liturgy, possibly. Related to a fire that destroyed a large part in Mühlhausen downtown shortly before Bach's arrival However, such worship is nowhere demonstrated in the contemporary sources. It is also possible that it ( BWV 106 ) is as in the Actus tragicus a funeral composition.

Occupation

The original cast note is " a una oboe. una ' Violino. doi Viole. Fagotto. CAT B: è Fondamento ", the cast is therefore as follows:

  • Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass; a choir is not explicitly required, clearly solo passages have tenor and bass;
  • Instruments: Oboe, Violin, Viola I / II, bassoon, basso continuo.

Special

The cantata has a formal point of numerous similarities with the timely incurred cantata God's time is the best time ( BWV 106) on. As elsewhere in the early cantatas of Bach is on recitatives and Da waived capos; the sentences flow smoothly and with contrasting tempos into one another. The sequence shows a symmetrical structure:

  • Sinfonia / Tutti ( Adagio - Vivace )
  • Solo ( bass) with chorale as a cantus firmus in the soprano ( Andante)
  • Tutti ( Adagio - Largo - Adagio )
  • Solo ( Tenor) with chorale as a cantus firmus in the alto ( Lento )
  • Tutti ( Adagio -Un poc ' allegro- adagio - Allegro - Adagio )

The theme of mourning and supplication is expressively painted by instruments and vocals (eg passage duriusculus ). The work already reveals the major championship of the young composer and one of the more well-known Bach's cantatas.

Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Bass (voice type) Chromatic fourth Werner Neumann Christoph Wolff Ton Koopman International Music Score Library Project Integrated Authority File 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 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)
91031
de