Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110

Kaspar Füger the Elder

Our mouth filled with laughter ( BWV 110) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Occasion and content

Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for the first Christmas Day. It was premiered on December 25, 1725. Sentences 1, 3 and 5 are verbatim quotes from the Bible to reason (Ps 126.2 LUT, Jer 10.6 LUT LUT Lk 2:14 ). The right selection and accommodating them free seals of the sets 2, 4 and 6 are from Georg Christian clay. Here, the content sequence God gives great deed ( the Incarnation ) - its medicinal properties ( the sinner is God's Child) - thanks and praise of the redeemed. The final chorale is the last verse of the song We Christenleut of Kaspar Füger the Elder.

Construction

The cantata is divided into 7 sets:

The cantata begins with the most powerful part of the entrance chorus. The subsequent tenor aria is accompanied by two interwoven Flutes. After a short bass recitative leads to an alto aria, which is accompanied by an oboe d' amore. This is followed by a duet with a soprano and a tenor voice. This duet is accompanied by a simple organ and continuo part. The penultimate part is a bass aria, which is accompanied by a relatively large instruments. The end of the cantata with a brief chorale. The cantata is overall very festive, joyful and direct.

Adaptations

For two sets of the Bach cantata worked to his own compositions. The input Chorus is an adaptation of the first movement of his Overture in D ( BWV 1069). The duet Glory to God in the highest, a processing of the fourth Christmas Virga Jesse floruit insert set his Magnificat ( E-flat version).

Recordings

  • "Our mouth was filled with laughter ." Cantata BWV 110 Rudolf Lutz, choir and orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation, Gerlinde sower, Alex Potter, Bernhard Berchtold, Stephen MacLeod. Velvet introductory workshop and reflection of Joachim Meyer ride. Gallus Media, 2013.
Georg Christian Lehms Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Psalms Jeremiah 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) Integrated Authority File
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