Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen, BWV 48 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Bernhard Todt (1822–1907)

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General Information

Work Title Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen
Alternative Title Wretched man that I am, who shall redeem me?
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue Number BWV 48
Key g minor
Movements/Sections 7 Movements
Year/Date of Composition 1723
First Performance October 3, 1723
Librettist Anonymous
Language German
Average Duration 16 Minutes
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Vocal — Soloists (AT), Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra — 2 Oboes, Trumpet, Strings, BC


Misc. Comments

For the 19th Sunday after Trinity.

Section Listing

  1. Chorus: Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen. A complex imitative movement with an imitative texture in the voices, a canon at the fourth (the chorale Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut) in the winds superimposed above. g minor
  2. Recitativo (Alto): O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft. Recitative accompanied with strings. E Major-B Major
  3. Choral: Solls ja so sein. An unexpected location for a chorale; a plain setting with full chords. B Major
  4. Aria (Alto): Ach lege das Sodom der sündlichen Glieder. A dance-like movement that "takes us aback with its melodic charm," offering a welcome respite from the weighty movements preceding it1.E Major
  5. Recitativo (Tenor): Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand. Secco recitative. B Major
  6. Aria (Tenor): Vergibt mir Jesus meine Sünden. Hemiola dominates this movement, giving it a minuet feel. Full strings and one oboe are the accompaniment. g minor
  7. Choral: Herr Jesu Christ, einiger Trost. A plain chorale setting. g minor

Print Sources Consulted

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

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