Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III

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Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen (Ruler of heaven, hear our babble),[1] BWV 248III (also written as BWV 248 III), is a 1734 church cantata for the third day of Christmas (27 December) which Johann Sebastian Bach composed as the third part of his Christmas Oratorio.[2] The Christmas cantata was first performed in 1734, in Leipzig.[2]

History[]

See also: Christmas Oratorio § History, and Church cantata (Bach) § Third Day of Christmas

Bach had been presenting church cantatas for the Christmas season in the Thomaskirche (St. Thomas) and Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas) since his appointment as director musices in Leipzig in 1723, including these cantatas for the third day of Christmas:[3][4][5]

Music and content[]

The work is structured in 13 movements. Unlike the other cantatas in the Christmas Oratorio, the opening chorus of the cantata is repeated as the closing movement. The alto aria is perhaps the only newly composed aria in the entire oratorio.[9] The cantata features four vocal soloists (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), a four-part choir (SATB) and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of three trumpets (Tr), two traversos (Tra) two oboes (Ob) also doubling as oboes d'amore (Oa), two violins (Vl), viola (Va) and basso continuo.[2]

The scoring follows the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (New Bach Edition). The keys and time signatures are from Alfred Dürr, and use the symbol for common time.[10] No key is shown for the recitatives, because they modulate.[citation needed]

Christmas Oratorio Part III: For the Third Day of Christmas
No.   Key Time First line Scoring Source – Audio
24 Chorus D major 3/8 Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen Trumpet I, II, III, timpani, flute I, II, oboe I, II, strings, continuo BWV 214: Chorus, Blühet, ihr Linden in Sachsen, wie Zedern
25 Recitative (Evangelist, tenor) Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren Continuo Luke 2:15a
26 Chorus A major 3/4 Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem Flute I, II, oboe d'amore I, II, strings, continuo Luke 2:15b
27 Recitative (bass) Er hat sein Volk getröst't Flute I, II, continuo
28 Chorale D major Common Dies hat er alles uns getan Flute I, II, oboe I, II, strings, continuo "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ", v. 7 (Martin Luther, 1524); Zahn 1947 (Wittenberg 1524)[11][12]
29 Duet (soprano, bass) A major 3/8 Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen Oboe d'amore I, II, continuo BWV 213: Aria, Ich bin deine, du bist meine
30 Recitative (Evangelist, tenor) Und sie kamen eilend Continuo Luke 2:16-19
31 Aria (alto) D maj/B min 2/4 Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder Violin solo, continuo
32 Recitative (alto) Ja, ja! mein Herz soll es bewahren Flute I, II, continuo
33 Chorale G major Common Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren Flute I, II, oboe I, II, strings, continuo "Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen", v. 15 (Paul Gerhardt, 1653); Zahn 6461 (Georg Ebeling, 1666)[13]
34 Recitative (Evangelist, tenor) Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um Continuo Luke 2:20
35 Chorale F♯ minor Common Seid froh, dieweil Flute I, II, oboe I, II, strings, continuo "", v. 4 (, 1653); Zahn 2072 (Kaspar Füger, 1593)[14]
24 Chorus da capo D major 3/8 Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen Trumpet I, II, III, timpani, flute I, II, oboe I, II, strings, continuo BWV 214: Chorus, Blühet, ihr Linden in Sachsen, wie Zedern

References[]

  1. ^ Dürr & Jones 2006, p. 131.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Bach Digital Work 11387
  3. ^ Wolff 2002, pp. 237–257.
  4. ^ Dürr & Jones 2006, pp. 22–35.
  5. ^ Buelow 2016, p. 272.
  6. ^ Bach Digital Work 00080
  7. ^ Bach Digital Work 00163
  8. ^ Bach Digital Work 00185
  9. ^ Dürr & Jones 2006, p. 133.
  10. ^ Dürr & Jones 2006, pp. 131–133.
  11. ^ BWV2a (1998), p. 474.
  12. ^ Luke Dahn (2018). BWV 248(3)/28(5) at www.bach-chorales.com.
  13. ^ Luke Dahn (2018). BWV 248(3)/33(10) at www.bach-chorales.com.
  14. ^ Luke Dahn (2018). BWV 248(3)/35(12) at www.bach-chorales.com.

Sources[]

  • Buelow, George J. (2016). The Late Baroque Era. The Late Baroque Era: Vol 4. From The 1680s To 1740. Springer. ISBN 978-1-34-911303-3.
  • Dürr, Alfred; Jones, Richard D. P. (2006). The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text. Oxford University Press. pp. 102–105, 820. ISBN 978-0-19-929776-4.
  • Wolff, Christoph (2002). Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32256-9.
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