Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubiliert, BWV 31 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 9 movements
Composition Year 1715 in Weimar
1724 in Leipzig (revised)
1731/35 in Leipzig (revised)
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language; For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello (arr); For 5 players; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For violin, cello (arr); For 2 players; For viola, cello (arr); For 2 cellos (arr); For violin, viola (arr); For 2 violas (arr); For trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet; Scores featuring the organ

Contents

Performances

Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

Aria: 'Letzte Stunde, brich herein' (No.8)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Synthesized Recording
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MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2015/10/27)

Performers MIDI
Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#00920 - 4.44MB, 52 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5176×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 7 (pp.1-52)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1857. Plate B.W. VII.
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 Complete Score (EU)
#462452 - 4.17MB, 64 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/82*/V* - 842×⇩ - Sallen112

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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie I. Kantaten
Band 9. Kantaten zum 1. Ostertag (pp.41-103)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1985. Plate BA 5064.
URTEXT EDITION 
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
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Leipzig Version, BC A 55b (after 1735)

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Copyist Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)
Unknown Scribe
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1750).
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. Bach St. 14 (4)
Figures added to bass line, transposed
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Parts

Complete

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⇒ 13 more: Oboe 2 • Oboe 3 • Oboe da caccia • Trumpet 1 • Trumpet 2 • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas I • Violas II • Cellos I • Cello II/Basses • Violas I, page 5

 Oboe 2
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 Oboe 3
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 Oboe da caccia
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 Trumpet 1
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 Trumpet 2
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 Timpani
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas I
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 Violas II
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 Cellos I
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 Cello II/Basses
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 Violas I, page 5
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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Violas I part was scanned with pages out of order, page 5 is missing from this scan. It is provided here as a separate file
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 Violas I
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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
Reprinted Detroit: Luck's Music Library, n.d.
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Misc. Notes This is a replacement part to the viola 1 part of BWV 31. The part that is now posted is missing page 5. It appears to be the same edition.
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Weimar Versions, BC A 55a (1715)

 Incomplete Parts
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Copyist Johann Martin Schubart (1690–1721)
Anon. W 13 cello
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1715].
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. Bach St. 14 (1)
Missing brass, timpani, violas, continuo, and vocal parts
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Leipzig Version, BC A 55b (1724)

 Oboe 1, Cellos
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Copyist Johann Andreas Kuhnau (1703–1761)
Christian Gottlob Meißner (1707–1760)
Anon. L 10
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1724].
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. Bach St. 14 (2)
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Leipzig Version, BC A 55b (1731/1735)

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Copyist Samuel Gottlieb Heder (1713-?) mvts.6-8 from Weimar parts
Anon. L 78 Violins I
Anon. Vf Violins II
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1731)
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. Bach St. 14 (3)
Missing Oboe parts
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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
#282553 - 1.81MB, 30 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 972×⇩ - Yoder

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Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822–1907), piano reduction
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1891. Plate J.S.B. I. 31.
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Misc. Notes Based on the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 Complete Score
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Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822–1907), piano reduction
Editor Günter Raphael (1903-1960)
Language German / English
Translator John Michael Diack (1869-1946), English text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1930). Plate 30309.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933-70). K 06025
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Misc. Notes Based on the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Sonata (No.1)

For String Quintets (Bartoli)

 Complete Score and Parts
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Arranger Russ Bartoli (b. 1951)
Editor Peter Lang
Publisher. Info. Peter Lang, 2015.
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Misc. Notes 2 Violas or 2 Cellos
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Recitative: 'So stehe dann, du gottergebne Seele' (No.4)

For String Duos (Lang)

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Arranger Peter Lang
Publisher. Info. Peter Lang, 2013.
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Misc. Notes Various duo configurations
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Aria: 'Letzte Stunde, brich herein' (No.8)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
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Arranger Michel Rondeau
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Books

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Publisher. Info. Lodosa: Antonio Armendáriz Navarro
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Other

Choral: 'So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ' (No.9)

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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.56-57)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1991. Plate BA 5075.
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General Information

Work Title Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubiliert
Alternative. Title The Heaven laughs! The Earth rejoices
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 31 ; BC A 55a-b
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 744
Key C major*
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 9 movements:
  1. Sonata (C major)
  2. Chorus: Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubiliert (C major)
  3. Recitativo (bass): Erwünschter Tag! Sei, Seele, wieder froh! (C major-E minor)
  4. Aria (bass): Fürst des Lebens! starker Streiter (C major)
  5. Recitativo (tenor): So stehe dann, du gottergebne Seele (A minor-G major)
  6. Aria (tenor): Adam muß in uns verwesen (G major)
  7. Recitativo (soprano): Weil dann das Haupt sein Glied (E minor-C major)
  8. Aria (soprano): Letzte Stunde, brich herein (C major)
  9. Chorale: So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ (C major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1715 in Weimar
1724 in Leipzig (revised)
1731/35 in Leipzig (revised)
First Publication. 1857 (BGA)
Librettist see below
Salomo Franck (1659-1725) (Nos.1-8)
Nikolaus Herman (ca.1480-1561) (No.9)
Language German
Dedication Easter Sunday
Average DurationAvg. Duration 24 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Voices: soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus (SSATB)
Orchestra: 3 oboes [Weimar], oboe [Leipzig], 2 oboes d'amore [Leipzig], taille [Weimar], bassoon,
3 trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo
Primary Sources Bach Digital (Weimar version, BC A55a)
Bach Digital (Leipzig version, BC A55b)
External Links Wikipedia article
Bach-Cantatas.com
Extra Information *Versions, commentary, etc.

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Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
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