Thy will, O Lord, be done for me
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany BWV 73, 1724
In 1724, Bach composed the cantata Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir (Thy will, O Lord, be done for me) BWV 73 for the third Epiphany Sunday. Like in some other cantatas from the first annual cycle, the opening movement contains a part for corno which would in fact have been unplayable on an instrument of that era – probably also a reason why Bach allocated this part to the organ in a repeat performance (both variants can be performed using the Carus edition). The unusual choral movement, interrupted by recitatives, is based quite substantially on a short four-note motive which is introduced by the horn; at the end of the chorus, the choir sings it to the words “Herr, wie du willt” (Lord, as you will) – an avowal which also quite substantially characterizes other movements of the cantata.
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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 CoroThy will, O Lord, be done for me
in living and in dying.Oh dearest Lord,
what grief thy will has brought upon me!
Ill fortune plagues me all my life,
for sorrow and distress
bring me unhappiness,
and hardly is my pain
in dying taken from me.All my desire is but for thee;
O cause not my undoing.Thou art my Helper, strength, and stay;
thou know’st tears of the afflicted,
lest all their confidence,
that weakened reed,
should break at once.
By thee I am elected;
speak one consoling word to me!Uphold me by thy grace alone,
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1 Coro
Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir
im Leben und im Sterben!Ach! Aber ach! Wie viel
lässt mich dein Wille leiden!
Mein Leben ist Unglücks Ziel,
da Jammer und Verdruss
mich lebend foltern muss,
und kaum will meine Not im Sterben von mir scheiden.
Allein zu dir steht mein Begier,
Herr lass mich nicht verderben!
Du bist mein Helfer, Trost und Hort,
so der Betrübten Tränen zählet,
und ihre Zuversicht,
das schwache Rohr, nicht gar zerbricht;
und weil du mich erwählet,
so sprich ein Trost und Freudenwort.Erhalt mich nur in deiner Huld,
sonst, wie du willt, gib mir Geduld,
denn dein Will ist der beste....
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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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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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Preface writer
Uwe Wolf
| 1961As a musicologist, Dr. Uwe Wolf is particularly at home in the 17th and 18th centuries. The focus of his work ranges from the time of Monteverdi and Schütz to Bach and the generation of Bach's sons and pupils through to Viennese Classicism. He has been head of the editorial department at Carus-Verlag since October 2011. Prior to this, he worked in Bach research for over 20 years. Personal details
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Translator
Jean Lunn
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