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Johann Sebastian Bach Sound forth, now with singing

Cantata for the 1st day of Pentecost BWV 172 (BWV3 172.3), 1714

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The Pentecost cantata Erschallet ihr Lieder (Sound forth, now with singing), composed for Whit Sunday in 1714, was performed several times in Leipzig in slightly different forms. In particular, there is documentary evidence for performances in 1724 and 1731 (our edition offers the 2nd and last Leipzig version in C major). The cantata opens with a rousing and joyful chorus. The work’s only recitative, written for bass on Jesus’s words from John 14 (“Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten”/ “He who loves me keeps all my comandments”), leads to a sequence of arias, the first of which, “Heiligste Dreieinigkeit” (O most holy Trinity) for bass, 3 trumpets, and continuo is the most virtuosic-sounding of Bach’s trumpet parts, even if it is perhaps not the most difficult! This is directly followed by a contrasting second aria for tenor and strings (in unison), featuring long cantabile phrases. The third aria, a duet, was accompanied in 1731 by obbligato organ (alternatively: oboe and cello as in the earlier versions). The final chorale contains – as in several of Bach’s Weimar cantatas – an independent upper voice for violin.
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  • 1 Coro

    Sound forth, now with singing,
    and strings, join the chorus!
    O season most glorious!
    As temples to serve him God deigns to prepare us.

    2 Recitativo (Basso)

    He who loves me keeps all my commandments;
    and my Father too shall love him,
    and so both of us shall come then
    and make in him our dwelling.

    3 Aria (Basso)

    O most holy Trinity,
    O great God of glories,
    come in time of grace to be
    and return inspire us.
    Come now, to the hearts that own thee,
    though they may be poor and small:
    come now, come and let us call upon thee;
    come, return unto us all.

    4 Aria (Tenore)

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  • 1 Coro

    Erschallet, ihr Lieder,
    erklinget, ihr Saiten!
    O seligste Zeiten!
    Gott will sich die Seele zu Tempeln bereiten.

    2 Recitativo (Basso)

    Wer mich liebet,
    der wird mein Wort halten,
    und mein Vater wird ihn lieben,
    und wir werden zum ihm kommen
    und Wohnung bei ihm machen.

    3 Aria (Basso)

    Heiligste Dreieinigkeit,
    großer Gott der Ehren,
    komm doch in der Gnadenzeit
    bei uns einzukehren,
    komm doch in die Herzenshütten
    sind sie gleich gering und klein,
    komm doch, komm und lass dich doch erbitten,
    komm und kehre bei uns ein!
    ...
  • Abridged foreword of the Edition Carus 31.172

    Ulrich Leisinger
    Translation: John Coombs

    The cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder (Sound forth, now with singing) BWV 172, by Johann Sebastian Bach was written for the Feast of Pentecost, and was first performed at Weimar on 20 May 1714. It was therefore one of the first works which Bach wrote at the Court of Weimar following his promotion to the position of Konzertmeister, which obliged him to provide “new pieces monthly.” The words were by the Weimar Consistorial Secretary Salomo Franck (1659–1725). This cantata appears to have been one of Bach’s favorite works, because it was later performed several times at Cöthen and at Leipzig, where it was integrated into the first annual cycle of cantatas. Owing to the loss of the original score and the number of performances, which necessitated adaptation to comply with local conditions,

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  • Gekürztes Vorwort der Ausgabe Carus 31.172

    Ulrich Leisinger

    Die Kantate Erschallet ihr Lieder BWV 172 von Johann Sebastian Bach ist für das Pfingstfest bestimmt und erklang erstmals am 20. Mai 1714 in Weimar. Sie gehört damit zu den ersten Werken, die Bach am Weimarer Hof nach seiner Beförderung zum Konzertmeister in Erfüllung des Auftrags, „monatlich neue Stücke“ zu liefern, schrieb. Als Textdichter gilt der Weimarer Oberkonsistorialsekretär Salomo Franck (1659–1725). Die Kantate scheint zu Bachs Favoritstücken gehört zu haben, denn sie ist später auch in Köthen und Leipzig, wo sie in den ersten Kantatenjahrgang integriert wurde, mehrfach aufgeführt worden. Durch den Verlust der Originalpartitur und die Vielzahl an Aufführungen, die eine Anpassung an lokale Bedingungen und damit das Ausschreiben von Ersatz- und Zusatzstimmen in unterschiedlichen Tonarten erforderte, ist die Quellenlage recht

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  •  Die Kantate Erschallet

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  • Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most important composers of Western music history. He came from a widely ramified musical dynasty, which produced numerous musicians and organists in the Thuringian-Saxon area.

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  • Paul Horn war ein deutscher Kirchenmusiker, Organist, Komponist und Musikwissenschaftler. Er studierte Kirchenmusik und Orgel an der Evangelischen Kirchenmusikschule Esslingen am Neckar bei Hans-Arnold Metzger und Musikwissenschaft, Theologie und Geschichte an der Universität Tübingen. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann als Kantor an der Evangelischen Michaelskirche in Stuttgart-Degerloch. 1954 wurde er Kantor an der Evangelischen Stadtkirche Ravensburg, eine Position, die er bis zu seiner Pensionierung innehatte. Als Musikwissenschaftler arbeitete Horn bis ins hohe Alter eng mit Carus zusammen. So stammen zahlreiche Carus-Klavierauszüge aus seiner Feder. Personal details

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