Bach produced many cantatas using previously composed material. The chorale prelude version of cantata 140 was used as the bridesmaids music at our wedding, and our best man sang the zion hoert movementso i already had a sentimental attachment to the music. The bach cantatas website bcw is a comprehensive site covering all aspects of j. There is evidence suggesting that he composed a cantata as an audition piece for muhlhausen, and this may have been christ lag in todes banden, bwv 4. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. This particular cantata was written for a rarely occurring date, the 27th sunday after trinity. Bach cantatas bwv 140,147 gardiner 1 cd download buy now. Midi learning files for works by johann sebastian bach page. This bach cantata is so beautiful its basically from. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. Knowing this, and knowing that this feast only occurred twice during bach s time in leipzig, we can deduce that cantata 140 was written in 1731.
Ch73 0900 0000 8558 5738 0 first movement chorus from cantata bwv 140 from. During the 2nd jahrgang the liturgical year only went through the 25th sunday after trinity. It was written in 1731 as part of bach s series of five cantatas for every sunday and special feast day in the lutheran calendar. Elly ameling soprano, linda finnie contralto, aldo baldin tenor, samuel ramey bass, london voices, english chamber orchestra, raymond leppard. For stb solo, satb choruschoir and orchestra with german and english text choral score ebook written by johann sebastian bach. Bach cantata bwv 140 peter schreier sleepers wake youtube. Cantatas bwv 10, 51, 80, 140, 202 eloquence classics. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cantata no. Chorale from cantata 140 simple violin tutorial for beginners. The third stanza is a typical bach harmonization for satb choir and forms the final movement of the cantata. We are open for business and maintaining strict safeguards.
In an age when borrowing was the expected practice. The twentyseventh sunday after trinity appears only every eleven years in the liturgical calendar, when easter is celebrated very early in the season. Johann sebastian bach chorale from cantata bwv 140. Most of bach s cantatas date from his first years as thomaskantor director of church music. Cantatas and sacred music bwv 1249 plus the 371 4part chorales bwv 253438, plus 3 wedding chorales bwv 250252, arie and lieder not fugal pieces, bwv 439524, orchestral music bwv 1041106971. Choir, piano sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750.
He composed the chorale cantatain leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731. We are open for business and maintaining strict safeguards in our offices. The visual wizards at fly on the wall have been capturing outstanding musical performances, and this one is no exception. You can freely download a printable score for this work from cantorian though it may not be exactly the same as the one used to make the midi. Uclu chamber choir winter concert 12 december, 2012 cantata no. Cantata 140 is one of bach s most famous and bestloved works. All movements, including the opening sinfonia, make use. Title wake up, cries the watchmens voice name translations cantata num.
This is one of the bestknown and most theatrical of bach s sacred cantatas. Bach moved to muhlhausen in 1707 when he was 22 to take up an appointment as the organist of st. Well over two hundred cantatas by bach are known to exist today. Each voice part is available for immediate download or mailed to you in cd format. Written around the same time as cantata 106, it is another example of a chorale cantata by bach. Throughout the cantata, bach s tuneful invention is at it very best. Here are three of bach s finest cantatas in beautiful recordings from an acknowledged master of bach performance. And if something doesnt work properly, please let me know see the comments section of my homepage.
Most all singleparts cds are recorded in boston at the soundmirror studios, which are acclaimed for producing the highest caliber of recordings with their stateoftheart equipment, and have earned more than 45 grammy nominations and awards in the process. Guitar solo standard notation bach ana magdalena anh121 minueto guitar solo standard notation 732 next sheet music. Download free johann sebastian bach cantata sheet music files from. So apart from the occasional secular cantata in celebration of royal occasions, bach was to take a break from cantata composition and concentrate on instrumental works. Bach, cantata bwv 140 despertad, una voz os llama, helmuth rilling, bach collegium stuttgart. He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731 bach composed this cantata to complete his second annual. Classical music library makes available to library subscribers for online listening the entire bach cantata cycle by bach collegium stuttgart directed by helmuth rilling. Bach cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations. Bach s cantatas and his other vocal works and many of his instrumental works. Bachs famous cantata was written in 1731 as music to be included in a church service despite its simplicity, its now one of bachs most famous in the genre.
Please note, that each download is for one user only. The solo part alternates the sustained line with the more technical line which provides interest in sound and. Midi learning files for works by johann sebastian bach. Seth conducted the choral movements of bachs cantata no. Bach awake, calls the voice to us, bwv 140 download free.
Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every. Cantata bwv 4, christ lag in todes banden, is surely one of the most popular and best known of all of bach s sacred cantatas. Although i bought this cd for the cantata 140, the entire cd has been a powerful source of pleasure and joy. Get a free mp3 of johann sebastian bach cantata no.
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