Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
Composition Year 1726 in Leipzig
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Performances

Naxos

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Aria: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, der ewig lebet' (No.4)

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#258377 - 0.02MB - 4:05 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 154×⇩ - MID - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/11/12)

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#258378 - 3.81MB - 4:09 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 166×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

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Michrond (2012/11/12)

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Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Chorale: 'Dem wir das Heilig jetzt' (No.5)

For 3 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

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Michrond (2016/2/28)

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Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#441735 - 13.64MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 66×⇩ - BachFan

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Copyist Carl Friedrich Barth (1734-1813)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1740-59).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 957
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 Complete Score
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Copyist Christian Friedrich Penzel (1737-1801)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1755).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 950
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#01383 - 3.66MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4251×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 26 (pp.185-230)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1878. Plate B.W. XXVI.
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 Complete Score (EU)
#476037 - 3.12MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/63*/V* - 1356×⇩ - Sallen112

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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie I. Kantaten,
Band 15. Kantaten zum Trinitatisfest und zum 1. Sonntag nach Trinitatis  (pp.37-84)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1967. Plate BA 5029.
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Parts

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Copyist Christian Friedrich Penzel (1737-1801)
Unknown Scribe
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1767-70).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach St 159
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Aria: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, der ewig lebet' (No.4)

 Oboe d'amore/Continuo
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 Cello
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 Continuo
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Editor Michel Rondeau
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Vocal Scores

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Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822–1907) [?]
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Vocal Score based on Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Chorus: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott' (No.1)

For 3 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello (Bartoli)

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Arranger Russ Bartoli (b. 1951)
Editor Peter Lang
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Aria: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, mein Heil' (No.2)

For String Duos (Lang)

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#496016 - 0.38MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 206×⇩ - FP23

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Arranger Peter Lang
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Aria: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, mein Trost' (No.3)

For Quartets: Flute ad lib. and Strings (Lang)

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Aria: 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, der ewig lebet' (No.4)

For Trios: Oboe or Oboe d'Amore ad lib. and Strings (Lang)

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Arranger Peter Lang
Publisher. Info. Peter Lang, 2013.
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Chorale: 'Dem wir das Heilig jetzt' (No.5)

For 3 Trumpets, Timpani and Organ (Rondeau)

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#413223 - 0.23MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 457×⇩ - Michrond

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Chorale: 'Dem wir das Heilig jetzt' (No.5)

 Study Choral Score (Textless) (EU)
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Editor Frieder Rempp (1942-)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie III. Motetten, Choräle, Lieder,
Band 2.1. Choräle und geistliche Lieder, Teil 1  (pp.80)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1991. Plate BA 5075.
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General Information

Work Title Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott
Alternative. Title Praised be the Lord
Name Translations Gelobet sei der Herr; 主に賛美あれ
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181053174; LCCN: n84017740; GND: 300008228; BNF: 13909480w
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 129; BC A 93
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 788
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements:
  1. Chorus: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott (D major)
  2. Aria (bass): Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, mein Heil (A major)
  3. Aria (soprano): Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, mein Trost (E minor)
  4. Aria (alto): Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, der ewig lebet (G major)
  5. Chorale: Dem wir das Heilig jetzt (D major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1726 in Leipzig
First Performance. 1727-06-08 in Leipzig (1st Performance)
1732-35 in Leipzig (2nd Performance)
1743-44 (3rd Performance)
First Publication. 1878 (BGA)
Librettist Johann Olearius (1611-1684)
Language German
Dedication Feast of Reformation
Trinity Sunday
Average DurationAvg. Duration 24 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Voices: soprano, alto, bass; mixed chorus (SATB)
Orchestra: flute traverso, 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, 3 trumpets
timpani, 2 violins, viola, continuo (harpsichord and/or organ)
Primary Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article
Bach-Cantatas.com

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Commentary on the movements

Note: Every movement begins with the line "Gelobet sei der Herr, Mein Gott."

  1. Chorus [Versus 1]. A heavy-duty festive orchestration greets the listener first, with the overlapping entrances from trumpet presaging the same from the chorus. O Gott, du frommer Gott is sung line by line in the soprano over an imitative texture.
  2. Aria Versus 2 (Bass). A continuo aria, "[giving] the voice the opportunity for the most highly expressive melody"1.
  3. Aria Versus 3 (Soprano). Flute and violin play a sort of trio sonata which becomes a quartet with the soprano. Despite the serious nature of this movement, the arcing fast figures continually make the movement more lively, along with a few melismas in the voice.
  4. Aria Versus 4 (Alto). The oboe d'amore plays a pastoral theme in 6/8 over a relaxed bass; the alto enters with the same theme. This aria is a perfect example of Bach's arias exhibiting "song-like—almost dance-like—joyfulness"1.
  5. Chorale Versus 5. A "finale of exceptional splendour"1. The chorale is sung plainly with a highly decorative instrumental backdrop.

Print Sources Consulted

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.


Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
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