See, the righteous must die
Arrangement by J.S. Bach of the motet "Tristis es anima mea" ascribed to der Johann Kuhnau BWV 1149
Adaptation of the motet "Tristis est anima mea", attributed to Johann Kuhnau. The motet "Der Gerechte kommt um" comes down to us as part of the Passion cantata "Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld" by Carl Heinrich Graun, into which movements by various other composers, including Bach and Telemann, were also later inserted. According to the research of Diethard Hellmann, editor of this edition, the motet was originally an a cappella composition by Johann Kuhnau with the text "Tristis est anima mea", which then was adapted – most likely by Bach – with a new text and the addition of instrumental parts.
The motet "Der Gerechte kommt um" comes down to us as part of the Passion cantata "Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld" by Carl Heinrich Graun, into which movements by various other composers, including Bach and Telemann, were also later inserted. From the research of Diethard Hellmann, editor of this edition, the motet was originally an a cappella composition by Johann Kuhnau with the text "Tristis est anima mea", which then was adapted—most likely by Bach—with a new text and the addition of insturmental parts.
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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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Composer (formerly ascribed to)
Johann Kuhnau
| 1660-1722Musikalische Ausbildung an der Kreuzschule in Dresden; nach Flucht vor der Pest aus Dresden Organist und Kantor an der Johanniskirche in Zittau; Jurastudium in Leipzig und Tätigkeit als Anwalt, gleichzeitig ab 1684 Organist an der Thomaskirche und ab 1701 Thomaskantor, in dieser Funktion Vorgänger von J. S. Bach. Personal details
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Diethard Hellmann
| 1928-1999
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