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| Classical Composer: | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
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| Lyricist: | Anonymous |
| Work: | Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51 (version for voice and orchestra) |
| Year Composed: | 1730 |
| Instrumentation: | v - 0000/0100/org/str |
| Publishers: |
Breitkopf & Härtel Edition Eulenburg |
| Duration: | 00:18:00 |
| Period: | Baroque (1600-1750) |
| Work Category: | Vocal |
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The cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51 (Praise God in all lands!), written for the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, was probably performed in Leipzig on 17 September 1730 and is scored for soprano, trumpet, strings and basso continuo. It is the last of the four church cantatas for solo soprano and probably among the best known of any. Since in 1726 the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity had coincided with the Feast of St. Michael, for which a special cantata had been written, there remained a gap in the third annual cycle, which the new cantata filled. The additional words Et in ogni tempo added by Bach to the subtitle of the work indicate its suitability, as a cantata in praise of God, for any season in the church year.
The cantata opens with a C major aria to which the trumpet adds further brilliance. This is followed by a recitative accompanied by strings and continuo, moving into an Andante at the words Muß gleich der schwache Mund von seinen Wundern lallen (My feeble mouth must stammer forth his wonders) with an elaborate vocal ine accompanied only by basso continuo. The second aria, in 12/8 and accompanied by continuo only, is in A minor. The chorale, with a text taken from Johann Gramann, who had in 1520 served as Rector of the Thomasschule, has the solo singer accompanied by two violins and continuo in a C major trio-sonata texture, leading to a final triumphant Alleluja, for which the trumpet returns in a concluding hymn of praise.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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