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Ref.: |
BWV 21 |
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German Title: |
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis |
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English Title: |
My heart was deeply troubled |
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Event: |
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 5: 6-11; Gospel: Luke 15: 1-10
or for any time / ’Per ogni tempo’. Probably a Farewell Cantata for Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 3rd Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed: |
Original version: Weimar, 1713; 1st revised: Weimar, 1714; 2nd revised: Köthen, 1720; 3rd revised: Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: June 17, 1714 - Weimar
2nd performance: 1717-1722 - Köthen
(According to The Leraned Musician by Christoph Wolff: (p. 528), it was performed during Bach's visit to Hamburg - November mid-23, 1720. This assumption was not confirmed by any other source)
3rd performance: June 13, 1723 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 3-5, 7, 8, 10); Psalm 94: 19 (Mvt. 2); Psalm 42: 5 (Mvt. 6); Psalm 116: 7 (Mvt. 9); Georg Neumark (Mvt. 9); Revelation 5: 12-13 (Mvt. 11) |
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BWV 21 Text:
German-1
| German-2
| German-6 (1)
| German-6 (2)
| German-6 (3)
| German-7 (1)
| German-7 (2)
| German-7 (3)
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-2
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-5
| English-6
| English-7
| English-7
| English-10
| English-13
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-1
| Dutch-3
| French-1
| French-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Hebrew-2
| Hebrew-3
| Hebrew-4
| Hungarian-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-1
| Italian-6
| Japanese-6
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Portuguese-2
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-2
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten [BWV 21/9]
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Scoring: |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trombones, drum, oboe, cello, 2 violins, bassoon, 4 additional continuo instruments
Part 1: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 5: Aria [T] | Mvt. 6: Chorus
Part 2: Mvt. 7: Recitative [S, B] | Mvt. 8: Aria - Duet [S, B] | Mvt. 9: Chorus w/ Chorale | Mvt. 10: Aria [T] | Mvt. 11: Chorus |
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BWV 21 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [3.73 MB]
| Score BGA [5.85 MB]
| Score BGA Anh [0.66 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 354 [früher: Mus. ms. Bach St 56a] [Bach Digital]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 7
| Mvt. 8
| Mvt. 9
| Mvt. 10
| Mvt. 11
[MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Mvt. 9: Chorus w/ Chorale [4:30]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody:
Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten [BWV 21/9]
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References: |
BWV 21 References:
BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/16 | BC: A 99 | Zwang: K 13 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Autograph score (facsimile): ?
| Bach Digital (Weimar version)
| Bach Digital (Kothen version)
| Bach Digital (Leipzig version)
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Commentaries: |
BWV 21 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Bethlehem
| Emmanuel Music
| Koster
| Mincham
| NBV-AOB
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| AL [Dutch]
| BK [Dutch]
| EvH [Dutch]
| KL [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Kantate [Japanese]
| B!52, Odcinek 81 [Polish]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music: |
Music Examples |
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Discussions: |
Week of July 9, 2000; Week of March 13, 2005; Week of May 29, 2011; Week of Jun 21, 2015 |
