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Johann Sebastian Bach God is my Sov'reign

Cantata for the Town council election BWV 71, 1708

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Die Kantate Gott ist mein König BWV 71 entstand anlässlich des jährlichen Ratswechsels in Mühlhausen, in der Bach derzeit als Organist an der zweiten Hauptkirche Divi Blasii wirkte, und wurde am 4. Februar 1708 erstmals aufgeführt. Traditionell erschien die turnusmäßig anfallende Musik zum Ratswechsel im Druck. Auch die musikalische Ausgestaltung ließ sich der Stadtrat einiges kosten: Gott ist mein König ist ein auffallend reich instrumentiertes Werk, das neben der Standardbesetzung (zwei Oboen, Streicher und Basso continuo) vier Vokalsolist*innen, zwei Blockflöten, ein Fagott, drei Trompeten und Pauken vorsieht; zudem kann das Ensemble mit vier weiteren Singstimmen verstärkt werden.
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  • 1 Coro

    God is my Sov’reign
    and was of old;
    he gives to us all help.

    2 Aria con Corale (Soprano, Tenore)

    I have lived eighty years,
    and why should I now be further burdened?
    Let me return now,
    let me die in my own city,
    near to my father’s and to my mother’s grave.

    Should I in this poor world
    prolong my habitation
    with many bitter steps
    to age and deprivation
    then grant me strength,
    from sin defend me ever more,
    that my gray hair at last
    with honour I may wear.

    3 Coro

    Your age be favoured as your youth was;

    ...

  • 1 Coro

    Gott ist mein König,
    von Alters her,
    der alle Hülfe tut,
    so auf Erden geschieht.

    2 Aria con Corale (Soprano, Tenore)

    Ich bin nun achtzig Jahr,
    warum soll dein Knecht sich mehr beschweren?
    Ich will umkehren,
    dass ich sterbe in meiner Stadt,
    bei meines Vaters und meiner Mutter Grab.

    Soll ich auf dieser Welt
    mein Leben höher bringen,
    durch manchen sauren Tritt
    hindurch ins Alter dringen,
    so gib Geduld, für Sünd
    und Schanden mich bewahr,
    auf dass ich tragen mag
    mit Ehren graues Haar.

    3 Coro (Soprano, Tenore)

    ...

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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.

    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
  • 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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