Meine Freundin, du bist schön (Bach, Johann Christoph)

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Fhildebrand (2011/9/5)

Copyist Johann Ambrosius Bach
Publisher. Info. Manuscript (copy), n.d.?
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Misc. Notes Original Manuscript parts copied out by Ambrosius Bach. The parts are prefaced with a commentary on the work, also by Ambrosius Bach (Gardiner, John Eliot "Music In The Castle Of Heaven", 2013).
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Work Title Meine Freundin du bist Schön
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Composer Bach, Johann Christoph
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 13
Key G minor
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1676
Librettist Songs of Solomon, possibly altered by J.C. Bach?
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 20 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass + mixed chorus (SATB)
Orchestra: violin, 3 violas + continuo

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Wedding music.
Contains the famous ciaconna "Mein Freund is Mein" for soprano, solo violin and viol consort.
The text is originally from the Songs of Solomon, but sometimes slightly altered for the piece in question, possibly by J.C. Bach himself.

Recorded on the 1986 album "The Bach Family before Johann Sebastian: Cantatas".