Sound forth, now with singing
Cantata for the 1st day of Pentecost BWV 172 (BWV3 172.3), 1714
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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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
| 1685-1750Johann 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.
Bach vocal
Ever since Carus-Verlag was founded in 1972, publishing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has been a special focus for us. In the 2017 Reformation anniversary year we completed the Bach vocal project. Bach's complete sacred vocal works are now available in modern Urtext editions, together with performance material. A complete edition of all the full scores is also available in a high quality box set. Personal details
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Editor
Ulrich Leisinger
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Vocal score arranger
Paul Horn
| 1922-2016Paul 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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Translator
Jean Lunn
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