Heart and mouth and thought and action
Cantata for the 4th Sunday in Advent. Reconstruction Uwe Wolf BWV 147a, 1716
The cantata Heart and mouth and thought and action, BWV 147, for the Feast of the Visitation (2 July) in 1723, belongs to a group of three Weimar Advent cantatas, namely BWV 70, 147, and 186, which Bach reinterpreted textually by adding recitatives not included in the original works while simultaneously expanding them into two parts (performed before and after the sermon). Both parts have a concluding chorale, of which the one from BWV 147 has become a hit in its own right: “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring).
The cantata has a complicated history, for it seems that Bach ran out of time on two occasions. The Weimar fair copy score contains only the first movement (which was integrated into the Leipzig score), while the Leipzig fair copy of 1723 also breaks off abruptly, and was only completed later (the parts were based on composing drafts, which have not survived). Thus the version of 1723, which serves as the basis for our edition for the first time, differs in a number of details from the later fair copy. However, Bach did not transfer the fair copy version into individual parts and probably never heard it performed.
This is the Weimar Advent Cantata (BWV2 147a, BWV3 deest) without the famous chorale “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring). The later, better known Leipzig cantata for the Feast of the Visitation of Mary (BWV 147) is available under the number Carus 31.147/50.
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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 ChorusHeart and mouth and thought and action
2 Aria (Alto)
must bear witness to salvation
free of fear and vanity;
Christ is Lord and Deitry.Have no shame, then, o my soul,
3 Aria (Tenore)
to acknowledge Christ as Saviour;
you shall be his bride forever,
in the Father’s sight as well.
For the soul that can deny him.
that rejects him and his love,
it shall be rejected by him,
when it comes to heaven above.O Jesus, help
that I may now confess you,
in good and ill, in joy and pain,
that as my Saviour I possess you
in faith that renders me serene,...
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)Parte prima 1 Coro
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
2 Aria (Alto)
muss von Christo Zeugnis geben
ohne Furcht und Heuchelei,
dass er Gott und Heiland sei.Schäme dich, o Seele, nicht,
3 Aria (Tenore)
deinen Heiland zu bekennen,
soll er seine Braut dich nennen
vor des Vaters Angesicht!
Denn wer ihn auf dieser Erden
zu verleugnen sich nicht scheut
soll von ihm verleugnet werden,
wenn er kömmt zur Herrlichkeit.Hilf, Jesu, hilf,
dass ich auch dich bekenne,
in Wohl und Weh, in Freud und Leid,
dass ich dich meinen Heiland nenne...
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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
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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Songwriter / Librettist
Salomon Franck
| 1659-1725
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Arranger
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
Henry Drinker
Reviews
Bach, Johann Sebastlan: Drei Kantaten:
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Drei Kantaten:
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis - BWV 21;
Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht - BWV 124;
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben - BWV 147a
Im Rahmen der (für Qualität bekannten) Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben liegen hier die Partituren der Kantaten BWV 21, 124 und 147a vor. Alle drei Ausgaben sind einer praktisch-wissenschaftlichen Neuausgabe verpflichtet und von verschiedenen Editoren herausgegeben, was sehr reizvoll ist; ein ausführliches Vorwort (Entstehungsgeschichte, Aufführungspraxis, Ausgabe) wurde jeweils vorangestellt. Der Notentext ist im Druck sehr übersichtlich gehalten. Die Continuo-Stimme bei den Chören und Arien wurde (Gott sei Dank) nicht ausgesetzt; dazu genügt die Orgelstimme, die man im Rahmen des kompletten Aufführungsmaterials - ebenfalls bei Carus - erwerben kann. Für den Chor am einfachsten zu realisieren ist die Kantate 124 (für den 1. Sonntag nach Epiphanie); die Kantate 147a, die rekonstruiert wurde und ein besonderes Kleinod darstellt, gehört zum 4. Adventssonntag. Ein reizvolles Unterfangen, diese Kantaten liturgisch gut überlegt in einen katholischen Gottesdienst zu integrieren!
Quelle: Musik im Bistum Essen III/1997, S. 59
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