Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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| Composer Page | Bach, Johann Sebastian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movements/Sections | 15 | ||
| Composition Year | 1713 | ||
| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 4 voices, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano; For 4 recorders (arr); For 4 players; Scores featuring the recorder |
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Complete Score (Preview)
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Paul Waldersee (1831–1906)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 29
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1881. Plate B.W. XXIX.
US CA JP UK DE FR - Dover coll. (BWV 201, 202, 205, and 208 only)
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Autograph of last page
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Hermann Kretzschmar (1848–1924)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 44
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1895. Plate B.W. XLIV.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
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For Piano solo (Lipatti)
1. Weil die wollenreichen Herden
2. Schafe können sicher weiden [TB]
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First edition
London: Schott & Co, 1953. Plate S. & Co. 5747
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag all files]
For 4 Recorders (Tennent)
Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze), Score for SATB recorders
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R. D. Tennent
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Was mir behagt, BWV 208, Bach" (MP3 albums (US only), general composer works).
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General Information
| Work Title | Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Hunt Cantata / Jagdkantate |
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | BWV 208 |
| Key | F major |
| Movements/Sections | 15 |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1713 |
| First Performance | Weißenfels, February 1713 |
| First Publication | 1881 |
| Librettist | Salomo Franck (1659–1725) |
| Language | German |
| Average Duration | 30 minutes |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Soloists: 2 sopranos, tenor, bass Orchestra: 3 hunting horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 recorders, strings, cello in the continuo |
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Misc. Comments
Section Listing
- Recitative ("Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!")
- Aria ("Jagen ist die Lust der Gotter")
- Recitative ("Wie, schonste Gottin? wie?")
- Aria ("Willst du dich nicht mehr ergetzen")
- Recitative ("Ich liebe dich zwar noch!")
- Aria ("Ein Furst ist seines Landes Pan")
- Recitative ("Soll dann der Pales Opfer hier das letzte sein?")
- Aria ("Schafe konnen sicher weiden")
- Recitative ("So stimmt mit ein und lasst des Tages Lust volkommen sein")
- Chorus ("Lebe, Sonne dieser Erden")
- Aria ("Entzucket uns beide, ihr Strahlen der Freude")
- Aria ("Weil die wollenreichen Heerden")
- Aria ("Ihr Felder und Auen")
- Chorus ("Ihr lieblichste Blicke, ihr freudige Stunden")
