Mein Herz ist bereit (Bruhns, Nicolaus)

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Work Title Concerto 'Mein Hertz Ist Bereit'
Alternative. Title Concerto à 3 ex G Mein Hertz ist bereit Basso solo con violino solo et basso continuo. No.23.
Composer Bruhns, Nicolaus
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. INB 2
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 movement, 3 sections
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1690 ca. (estimated 1689–1691)
Librettist Psalm LVII (lines 8–12)
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voice (basso), violin, continuo
Manuscript Sources Mss parts, 18th cent., S-L, Saml.Wenster M.60

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Though the title is 'Concerto', this is not a concertante work for instrumental soloists (e.g. double bass). It is a cantata, with a short instrumental Adagio-Presto-Adagio section preceding the vocal section.

Vocal works "concerto" were - not uncommon in Bruhns' day (and later; Bortnyanysky in the Classical period, the recently deceased A. G. Shnitke (admittedly archaically) (his "Choir Concerto") in ours.) - Schissel (Also: Psalm setting though not so titled, I think.)

Apparently first published by Litolff in 1936, edited by Fritz Stein, together with other vocal works by Bruhns (see the list on the last Cover Page of his Organ Works)