Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4

Christ Jesus lay in death bands ( BWV 4) is a chorale cantata for Easter Sunday by Johann Sebastian Bach. Your title is also sometimes written Christ lay in the bonds of death.

Formation

In this cantata for Easter Sunday is an early work of the composer. Your year of origin, it is derived from the style of composition, is estimated to have 1707-1713, and probably even in Bach's time in Mühlhausen fall ( 1707/1708 ). However, only transcripts from his Leipzig years 1724 and 1725 receive, so that no certainty about the details of the original version is. This could composed during Bach's candidature for the post of organist in Mühlhausen (Easter 1707) and have been premiered. An eponymous cantata by Johann Pachelbel, which is based on the same chorale, has a number of similarities to the composition and it is possible that Bach was inspired by Pachelbel's work. It is likely that the cantata in its original version Muehlhaeuser a different conclusion had set as the resultant of the four-part version, which was performed at Easter 1725. She decided a series of chorale cantatas that Bach had begun in his second Leipzig cantata cycle after Trinity 1724. After Easter, he composed no further chorale cantatas. The last newly composed choral cantata of the cycle was How beautiful shines the morning star, BWV 1 on Palm Sunday.

Bach had Christ was also listed in 1724 at Easter in death bands. The 1725 version differed only by an additional brass ensemble consisting of zinc and trombones, of the voices colla parte reinforced.

Topic

The text is based exclusively on the same Easter hymn by Martin Luther from the year 1524. Its seven verses form with a short introductory sinfonia the eight sets of the cantata. All records cite the chorale melody.

The liturgical determination according to the resurrection of Christ and the triumph of God is sung over death. The symmetrical arrangement raises the funds rate, it was a strange and war particularly prominent.

Occupation

  • Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass, not marked accurately than solo or in groups
  • Instruments: violin I / II, Viola I / II, basso continuo, to in some versions zinc and trombone I-III colla parte with the voices

Special

The cantata Christ lag in death bands followed in their style nor the type of the chorale concert, as was customary at cantata compositions of the 17th century. The reasoned by Erdmann Neumeister modern style with recitatives and arias by Bach was used until 1714.

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Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Resurrection of Jesus Bass (voice type) Werner Neumann Christoph Wolff Ton Koopman 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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