Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
Composition Year 1726
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For voice, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

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#01192 - 1.44MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8946×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 12
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1863. Plate B.W. XII (2).
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#24226 - 1.12MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4639×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2008/11/9)

Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822–1907)
Language German / English
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880)
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General Information

Work Title Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen
Alternative. Title I would gladly carry the Cross-beam
Name Translations Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen BWV 56; われは喜びて十字架を負わん
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179006584; LCCN: n84072769; GND: 300007396; BNF: 139096766; BNE: XX2361273
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 56
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 319
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1726
First Performance. 1726-10-27 in Leipzig
First Publication. 1863 (BGA)
Librettist Anonymous
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 21 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Vocal — Solo Bass, Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra — 2 Oboes, Taille, Strings, BC
External Links Wikipedia article
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For the 19th Sunday after Trinity

Section Listing

  1. Aria: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen. An aria in Bar form. The expressivity of this thematic material also fits the text beautifully. The Abgesang section is truly different from the ‘’Stollen’’ here. g minor
  2. Recitativo: Mein Wandel auf der Welt. A recitative with obbligato cello illustrating the motion of the water. This accompaniment stops at “So tret ich aus dem Schiff in meine Stadt”1. B♭ Major
  3. Aria: Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch. In this, the longest movement of the cantata, Bach uses the pastoral and relaxed colour of solo oboe to great effect, forming a beautiful contrast to the agitated movements preceding. B♭ Major
  4. Recitativo: Ich stehe fertig und bereit. A reprise of part of the first movement, with a recitative introduction. g minor-c minor
  5. Choral: Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder. A plain chorale setting. However, this is “an exceptional masterpiece…truly inspired…We seem able to perceive directly the soul passing through the pain of death into glory.”1 c minor

Print Sources Consulted

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