Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Copyist Carl Friedrich Barth (1734-1813) Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1740-1759). Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 957 Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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Copyist Christian Friedrich Penzel (1737-1801) Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1755). Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 950 Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821–1905) First edition Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 26 Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1878. Plate B.W. XXVI. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011) Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie I. Kantaten, Band 15. Kantaten zum Trinitatisfest und zum 1. Sonntag nach Trinitatis (pp.37-84) Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1967. Plate BA 5029. URTEXT EDITION  This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. This edition was published by Bärenreiter in Germany over 25 years ago and is in the public domain in its country of origin. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland). In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Copyright Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del] Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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Aria: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, der ewig lebet' (No.4)

 Oboe d'amore/Continuo
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Chorus: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott' (No.1)

For 3 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello (Bartoli)

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Aria: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, mein Heil' (No.2)

For String Duos (Lang)

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Aria: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, mein Trost' (No.3)

For Quartets: Flute ad lib. and Strings (Lang)

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Aria: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, der ewig lebet' (No.4)

For Trios: Oboe or Oboe d'Amore ad lib. and Strings (Lang)

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Chorale: 'Dem wir das Heilig jetzt' (No.5)

For 3 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

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Chorale: 'Dem wir das Heilig jetzt' (No.5)

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Editor Frieder Rempp (1942-) Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie III. Motetten, Choräle, Lieder, Band 2.1. Choräle und geistliche Lieder, Teil 1 (pp.80) Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1991. Plate BA 5075. URTEXT EDITION  This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. This edition was published by Bärenreiter in Germany over 25 years ago and is in the public domain in its country of origin. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland). In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Copyright Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del] Misc. Notes From Dietel Sammlung as "O Gott, du frommer Gott" (No.114). More details. 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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Commentary on the movements

Note: Every movement begins with the line "Gelobet sei der Herr, Mein Gott."

1. Chorus [Versus 1]. A heavy-duty festive orchestration greets the listener first, with the overlapping entrances from trumpet presaging the same from the chorus. O Gott, du frommer Gott is sung line by line in the soprano over an imitative texture.
2. Aria Versus 2 (Bass). A continuo aria, "[giving] the voice the opportunity for the most highly expressive melody"¹.
3. Aria Versus 3 (Soprano). Flute and violin play a sort of trio sonata which becomes a quartet with the soprano. Despite the serious nature of this movement, the arcing fast figures continually make the movement more lively, along with a few melismas in the voice.
4. Aria Versus 4 (Alto). The oboe d'amore plays a pastoral theme in 6/8 over a relaxed bass; the alto enters with the same theme. This aria is a perfect example of Bach's arias exhibiting "song-like—almost dance-like—joyfulness"¹.
5. Chorale Versus 5. A "finale of exceptional splendour"¹. The chorale is sung plainly with a highly decorative instrumental backdrop.

Print Sources Consulted

• Dürr, Alfred. The Cantatas of J.S. Bach. 2 ed. Richard D.P. Jones (Trans).

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.