See now, what kind of love this is
Cantata for the 3rd day of Christmas BWV 64, 1723
The cantata Sehet, welch eine Liebe (See what love), BWV 64, composed for the 3rd day of Christmas in 1723, opens with a chorus in the “old style”, namely without obbligato instruments. As in the cantata Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes (For this the Son of God has appeared), BWV 40, performed the day before, this work features no fewer than three chorale movements, two of which frame the first recitative “Geh Welt! behalte nur das Deine”. Since the two chorales do not appear in Oswald Knauer’s original text from 1720, it can be assumed that Bach deliberately wished to mirror the previous day’s cantata with its internal chorales. Here, however, the festive horns of BWV 40 are replaced by an antiquated ensemble of cornett (zink) and trombones, which, along with the wind accompaniment to the chorales and the stile antico of the opening movement, make for an unusual and diverting soundscape.
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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 CoroSee now, what kind of love this is,
2 Choral
which the Father has shown us,
that we now are called God’s children.All this he did for us alone,
3 Recitativo (Alto)
his great love today is shown.
So all you Christians do rejoice
and give him thanks with heart and voice!
Kyrieleis!You world, keep all of your belongings!
I do not want the things you offer,
for heaven is my dwelling;
in this my soul has great delight forever.
Your gold is all of futile kind,
your wealth is borrowed treasure;
who strives for this
is foolish without measure.
I therefore say with peaceful mind:...
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1 Coro
Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget,
2 Choral
dass wir Gottes Kinder heißen.Das hat er alles uns getan,
3 Recitativo (Alto)
sein groß Lieb zu zeigen an.
Des freu sich alle Christenheit
und dank ihm des in Ewigkeit.
Kyrieleis!Geh, Welt! behalte nur das Deine,
4 Choral
ich will und mag nichts von dir haben,
der Himmel ist nun meine,
an diesem soll sich meine Seele laben.
Dein Gold ist ein vergänglich Gut,
dein Reichtum ist geborget,
wer dies besitzt, der ist gar schlecht versorget.
Drum sag ich mit getrostem Mut:Was frag ich nach der Welt
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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
Reinhold Kubik
| 1942-2024
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Songwriter / Librettist
Johann Oswald Knauer
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Continuo realization
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
Vernon Wicker
| 1934-2024
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