Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubiliert, BWV 31 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Contents
Movements/Sections 9 movements
  1. Sonata (C major)
  2. Coro: Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubiliert (C major)
  3. Recitativo (Bass): Erwünschter Tag! Sei, Seele, wieder froh! (C major-E minor)
  4. Aria (Bass): Fürst des Lebens! starker Streiter (C major)
  5. Recitativo (Tenor): So stehe dann, du gottergebne Seele (A minor-G major)
  6. Aria (Tenor): Adam muß in uns verwesen (G major)
  7. Recitativo (Soprano): Weil dann das Haupt sein Glied (E minor-C major)
  8. Aria (Soprano): Letzte Stunde, brich herein (C major)
  9. Choral: So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ (C major)
Composition Year 1715
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
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Feldmahler (2006/5/18)

Editor:

Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)

Publisher Info.:

Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 7
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1857. Plate B.W. VII.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.

Copyright:

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Misc. Notes:

Violas I part was scanned with pages out of order, page 5 is missing from this scan. It is provided here as a separate file

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 Violins I
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Publisher Info.:

Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

A colleague had sent these parts for this Cantata via email, I dont know why they are like this.

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Vocal Scores

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Perlnerd666 (2008/11/9)

Arranger:

Bernhard Todt (1822–1907), piano reduction

Editor:

Günter Raphael (1903-1960)

Language:

German / English

Translator:

John Michael Diack (1869-1946), English text

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1930). Plate 30309

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933). K 06025

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Based on the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe

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A.Armendáriz (2011/8/10)

Editor:

Antonio Armendáriz

Language:

German / Spanish / French / English

Publisher Info.:

Lodosa: Antonio Armendáriz Navarro

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Textos explicativos de su origen y características en cuatro idiomas (alemán, español, francés e inglés) . Partituras de muy alta calidad, con textos en español

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General Information

Work Title Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubiliert
Alternative Title The Heaven laughs! The Earth rejoices
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue Number BWV 31
Key C major
Movements/Sections 9 movements
  1. Sonata (C major)
  2. Coro: Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubiliert (C major)
  3. Recitativo (Bass): Erwünschter Tag! Sei, Seele, wieder froh! (C major-E minor)
  4. Aria (Bass): Fürst des Lebens! starker Streiter (C major)
  5. Recitativo (Tenor): So stehe dann, du gottergebne Seele (A minor-G major)
  6. Aria (Tenor): Adam muß in uns verwesen (G major)
  7. Recitativo (Soprano): Weil dann das Haupt sein Glied (E minor-C major)
  8. Aria (Soprano): Letzte Stunde, brich herein (C major)
  9. Choral: So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ (C major)
Year/Date of Composition 1715
Librettist Salomo Franck
Language German
Average Duration 24 minutes
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Vocal — Soloists (STB), Chorus (SSATB)
Orchestra — 3 Oboes, Bassoon, 3 Trumpets, Timpani, Strings, BC
External Links Wikipedia article
Bach-Cantatas.com


Misc. Comments

For Easter Sunday

Commentary on the movements

  1. Sonata. In a proto-sonata form, with a first theme, second theme, development (combination) and reverse-order recapitulation.
  2. Coro: Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubiliert. In a similar "jubilatory" mood.
  3. Recitativo (Bass): Erwünschter Tag! Sei, Seele, wieder froh! Secco recitative.
  4. Aria (Bass): Fürst des Lebens! starker Streiter. A continuo aria, contrasting (along with Nos. 3 and 5) the full scoring of Nos. 1 and 2. The continuo and bass share the thematic material here.
  5. Recitativo (Tenor): So stehe dann, du gottergebne Seele. Secco recitative.
  6. Aria (Tenor): Adam muß in uns verwesen. A "more melodious"1 aria accompanied by strings.
  7. Recitativo (Soprano): Weil dann das Haupt sein Glied. Secco recitative.
  8. Aria (Soprano): Letzte Stunde, brich herein. Interpolated in this aria is the chorale Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist played by the strings.
  9. Choral: So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ. The same melody is here used. A plain chorale setting.

Version History

  1. Weimar: C Major, Chorton
  2. Weimar (later): Kammerton=E♭ Major. Required some revision because of ranges not lining up due to transposition.
  3. Leipzig, 1724: Due to these difficulties, all but Oboe I is omitted.
  4. Leipzig, 1731: Oboe d'amore added to overcome this difficulty.

Print Sources Consulted

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
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