He calls his flock, each one he calls by name
Cantata for the 3rd day of Pentecost BWV 175, 1725
The cantata for the third day of Pentecost, which was first performed on May 22, 1725, dates from the second year of Bach’s Leipzig cantata cycle. The text was written by the Leipzig poet Christiane Mariane von Ziegler.
In terms of content the work is based on the central image of Jesus as the good shepherd. This is vividly illustrated musically by the scoring with three recorders, which are traditionally considered as attributes of the pastoral milieu. As a further special feature in the instrumentation of the cantata, Bach calls for a violoncello piccolo – a “little cello”, an instrument which was probably developed with his input. This cantata, dominated by soloists (only the final chorale falls to the choir), deserves more attention in the canon of Bach cantatas, primarily because of its varied scoring.
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, english translationhtml file, singing text, english translation (Sample)1 Recitativo (Tenore)He calls his flock, each one he calls by name
2 Aria (Alto)
and leads then safely on the wayCome, lead me on, I long to be
3 Recitativo (Tenore)
in heaven’s verdant pasture!
My heart cries out both day and night,
my shepherd, dearest master.Where can you be?
4 Aria (Tenore)
Oh, where are you hiding?
Oh, leave me not alone!
I long for you
break forth, o light of morning!I seem to see
you come to greet me,
you enter by the open door.
With faith I welcome you and greet you,
be now my shepherd ever more....
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1 Recitativo (Tenore)
Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen
2 Aria (Alto)
und führet sie hinaus.Komm, leite mich,
3 Recitativo (Tenore)
es sehnet sich
mein Geist auf grüner Weide!
Mein Herze schmacht',
ächzt Tag und Nacht,
mein Hirte, meine Freude.Wo find' ich dich?
4 Aria (Tenore)
Ach, wo bist du verborgen?
O! Zeige dich mir bald!
Ich sehne mich.
Brich an, erwünschter MorgenEs dünket mich,
ich seh dich kommen,
du gehst zur rechten Türe ein....
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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.
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Editor
Frauke Heinze
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Songwriter / Librettist
Christiane Mariane von Ziegler
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