Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director. According to the comprehensive cd notes, 140 was written for the 27th sunday after trinity, and because easter fell early that year, an extra cantata was. The authors of this appreciation give it an intimacy which renders it precious. Most chorale cantatas were written between approximately 1650 and 1750. He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731 bach composed this cantata to complete. In an age when borrowing was the expected practice. The composition of cantatas for the schlosskirche court chapel on a regular monthly basis started with his promotion to konzertmeister in march 1714. The third stanza is a typical bachharmonization for satb choir and forms the final movement of the cantata. Pdf format, this could be viewed and printed but of course this could not be played on the computer. If you want to know where one particular cantata is you have to go online and look up a pdf. Bach composed this cantata to complete his second annual cycle of chorale cantatas, begun in 1724. Please look at problems with windows media player, and then use the. Christ lag in todesbanden, bwv 4 johann sebastian bach. Germany 1685 1750 7056 sheet music 7734 mp3 1455 midi.
Bach awake, calls the voice to us, bwv 140 download free. Media in category bwv 140 the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Monteverdi productions ltd level g 25 cabot square canary wha ri. Please look at problems with windows media player, and then use the back button to return to this midi file page. Johann sebastian bach composer 16851750 play or download midi files from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Scores at the international music score library project imslp. Cantata 140 is one of bachs most famous and bestloved works. The bach choir of bethlehem, founded in the 19th century, has gained international recognition through its annual bach festival, tours and recordings. Best bach cantata set there seems to be no existing bach cantata thread, so i thought i would start one. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Each cantata is a unique gem, and my dream is to own recordings of them all. Either your browser does not support inline frames or it is currently configured not to display inline frames. He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first.
Using figured bass to indicate chromaticism in bachs. Sheet music can be viewed and printed as a downloadable pdf file or through the interactive sheet music viewer. Alfred musicsleepytime bach sleepers wake, cantata 140. It is a difficult one, again of a strong eschatological slant. Sinfonia 1 bwv 787 sinfonia 2 bwv 788 sinfonia 3 bwv 789 sinfonia 4 bwv 790 sinfonia 5 bwv 791 sinfonia 6 bwv 792 sinfonia 7 bwv 793 sinfonia 8 bwv 794 sinfonia 9 bwv 795 sinfonia 10 bwv 796 sinfonia 11 bwv 797 sinfonia 12 bwv 798 sinfonia bwv 799 sinfonia 14 bwv 800 sinfonia 15 bwv 801 allemande in amin bwv. Bach cantata pilgrimage and released on sdg can be found at. I have to admit that i am still working my way through all 3 sets, even. Johann sebastian bach bwv 269 aus meines herzens grunde. The leidig arrangement has an ab form for each section of the piece. Bach cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. Public domain mp3 performed by the mit concert choir licence ccbysa.
A number of chromatic inflections are indicated by the figured bass. Bach are masterful choral works, well representing the choral achievements of the great baroque cantor and master of counterpoint. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. The bach cmtata pilgrimage on christmas day 19gg a unique celebration of the new millennium began in the herderkirche in w. Firstplymouth church lincoln nebraskavideos 4,677 views. Looking for sleepytime bach sleepers wake, cantata 140 by. Bach chooses to ignore that side of the parable and instead introduces passages from the song of songs. Written for trio of clarinets in bb with a duration of 5 mins. This passage is a powerful example of bachs tone painting. Bach was a composer during the high baroque period whose life reflected the way most composers of the time made a livingas composers, musicians, and teachers who worked for the church or for a wealthy patron. Bach bwv 208 sheep may safely graze for 2 trumpets. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j.
Bach produced many cantatas using previously composed material. Although the german term bachkantate bach cantata became very familiar, bach himself rarely used the title cantata in his manuscripts. Jun 06, 2017 looking for sleepytime bach sleepers wake, cantata 140 by searching for alfred music sleepytime bach sleepers wake, cantata 140 sheet music pdf. Media in category ogg files of cantatas by johann sebastian bach the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. There are also notes analytical and historical for the relevant cantatas in pdf format. But until then, discs like this superb set conducted by joshua rifkin will keep me going. Bachcantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.
Vf,i or or n day n stmas 151 5 15 153 58 123 57 1 for the sunday after new year or nstmas y for epiphany for the first sunday after epiphany. During the 2nd jahrgang the liturgical year only went through the 25th sunday after trinity. Ive never heard bach played with such tenderness, delicacy and lightness of touch in the hands of rifkin and the bach ensemble they are simply exquisite. Usually a chorale cantata is in multiple movements or parts. The more than 100 vocalists displayed clean tone, excellent pitch and blend, and kept good tempo even in the most stressful numbersoutstanding, energetic and crisp. Cantatas, passions and oratorios, concertos and suites. Johann sebastian bach chorale from cantata bwv 140. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. The string parts and, to some extent, the vocal line help to reveal what the figures mean. In addition to three vocal soloists and chorus, the work is scored for two oboes, english horn, bassoon, horn. The third stanza is a typical bach harmonization for satb choir and forms the final movement of the cantata. Bachs original contained a repeat of the a section, making it aab form. Bach chorale bwv 1407 harmonic analysis with colored notes.
Searching for alfred music sleepytime bach sleepers wake, cantata 140 sheet music pdf. The piece contains two sections, the first one a homophonic hymn in four parts and the second a chorale prelude. Oct 30, 2017 zion lutheran church of hopkins minnesota celebrates 500th anniversary of the reformation. Knowing this, and knowing that this feast only occurred twice during bachs time in leipzig, we can deduce that cantata 140 was written in 1731. Cantatas and sacred music bwv 1249 plus the 371 4part chorales bwv 253438, plus 3 wedding chorales bwv 250252, arie and lieder not fugal pieces, bwv 439524, orchestral music bwv 1041106971.
Bach, johann sebastian wann kommst du mein heil from cantata no. The twentyseventh sunday after trinity appears only every eleven years in the liturgical calendar, when easter is celebrated very early in the season. Title wake up, cries the watchmens voice name translations cantata num. Bach was a busy composer in his post at the thomaskirche in leipzig, often recycling the best parts of earlier works and recomposing them into a piece for a religious feat. I have been an avid collector of bachs cantatas for many years. Midi learning files for works by johann sebastian bach. He composed the chorale cantatain leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731. Johann sebastian bach aged 61 in a portrait by elias gottlob haussmann, copy or second version of his 1746 canvas.
This is the last parable considered in the liturgical year. In music, a chorale cantata is a sacred composition for voices and instruments, principally from the german baroque era, in which the organizing principle is the words and music to a chorale. Johann sebastian bach was a prolific german composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments. Cantatas bwv 150 cantatas bwv 51100 cantatas bwv 101150 cantatas bwv 151200 cantatas bwv 201224 scores of other vocal works. Individual movements are available as musescore and pdf files. Well over two hundred cantatas by bach are known to exist today. Bach wrote cantata bwv 140, which is of the genre we have been considering here. He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731 bach composed this cantata to complete his second annual.