| Commentary on the movements, etc. ⟨Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)⟩ |
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- Version and Performance history
- 1st version, BC A 54a (1707)
- April 24 in Mühlhasen, repeated April 8, 1708. Trial performance for post of organist at Divi Blasii.
No.8 uses music from No.2
- 2nd version, BC A 54b (1724)
- April 9 in Leipzig, after the Sermon
- 3rd version, BC A 54b (1725) - mainly orchestrational changes from 1724
- April 1 in Leipzig, after the Sermon. Brass instruments in this version
- Movements
- Sinfonia: strings and continuo
- Verse I: "Christ lag in Todes Banden" - alto, tenor, and bass voices sing free counterpoint, while the cantus firmus is sung by the soprano in unadorned, long notes;
cornetto and trombones colla parte with voices (3rd version only).
- Verse II: "Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt" ("Nobody could overcome death") - for soprano, alto and continuo
(3rd version - cornetto col soprano, trombone 1 coll'alto).
- Verse III: "Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn" ("Jesus Christ, Son of God") - for tenor and continuo with 2 violins obbligato.
- Verse IV: "Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg" ("There was a wondrous war") - for soprano, alto, tenor, bass and continuo.
- Verse V: "Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm" ("Here is the true Easter Lamb") - for bass, strings and continuo.
- Verse VI: "So feiern wir das hohe Fest" ("So we celebrate the high feast") - for soprano, tenor and continuo.
- Verse VII: "Wir essen und leben wohl" ("We eat and live well")
alto, tenor, and bass voices sing free counterpoint, while the cantus firmus is sung by the soprano in unadorned, long notes. (1st version)
A chorale, sung and played by the whole ensemble (2nd and 3rd versions);
cornetto col soprano, trombone 1 coll'Alto, trombone 2 col tenor, trombone 3 col bass (3rd version only).
- Print Sources Consulted
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Posted at 20:16, 18 July 2017 by Carolus (administrator)
Edited at 04:03, 8 June 2019 by Carolus (administrator) |
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