Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt, BWV 244a

Complains children, it complains all over the world ( BWV 244a ), the so-called Köthener funeral music, is mourning a lost cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. The cantata was composed for the memorial service for Prince Leopold of Anhalt- Köthen, held on 24 March 1729 Köthener St. Jacob Church. The late already on November 19, 1728 Prince had been the night before buried in the crypt of the church.

The libretto was written by Christian Friedrich Henrici ( called Picander ). Three from each other slightly different versions of the text are obtained.

Importance was this equally sacred and secular occasional work mainly because of its relationship to parody Matthew Passion ( BWV 244) and the mourning -Ode Let, Princess, let still a beam ( BWV 198).

Structure of the work

The funeral music is a large-scale cantata in 24 sets ( choruses, arias and recitatives ). It is divided into four so-called departments. The first section deals with the national mourning, the second from the sheaths of the prince and the salvation of his soul. The sounding at the preaching third section deals with the memory of the deceased in the bereaved, the last farewell and eternal rest.

Reconstructions

Already Wilhelm Rust realized that Köthener Funeral Music in a relationship with the St. Matthew Passion and the Trauer- Ode Let, Princess, let still a beam for Electress Christiane Eberhardine stands.

A partial reconstruction, among other things wrote the musicologist Hans Greet ( 2000). In this concert version is provided to allow the Rezitativtexte present through a spokesman.

A first overall reconstruction put the harpsichordist Alexander Ferdinand Grychtolik ago in 2010. Here, the recitatives of the funeral music can be recovered by reconstructing makeovers of accompagnato recitatives from the St. Matthew Passion (with a few exceptions). This work relies on a thesis of Bach researcher Detlef Gojowy, who took over as the applicable secured relationships parody of a relationship, be that there was a parody of relationship between the accompagnato recitatives of the St. Matthew Passion and the funeral music.

Burial vault (enclosure) National day of mourning Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis 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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