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BWV 51 |
German Title: |
Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! |
English Title: |
Rejoice unto God in all lands! (by Richard Stokes) |
Event: |
Solo Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 5: 25 - 6: 10; Gospel: Matthew 6: 23-34
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 15th Sunday after Trinity
‘et in ogni tempo’ (and at any time) |
Composed: |
Leipzig, 1730
1st performance: Sep 17, 1730 ? - Leipzig |
Text: |
Johann Gramann (Mvt. 4); Anon (Mvts. 1-3). According to W. Murray Young, J. S. Bach himself was probable librettist. The text for Mvt. 2 comes from Psalm 138: 2 and Psalm 26: 8 |
BWV 51 Text:
German-1
| German-2
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-4
| English-5
| English-6
| English-10
| English-13
| English-13 [revised text]
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-1
| Dutch-6
| French-2
| French-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Hebrew-3
| Hungarian-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Portuguese-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-2
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Nun lob, mein' Seel', den Herren [BWV 51/4]
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Scoring: |
Soloist: Soprano
Orchestra: trumpet, 2 violins, viola, continuo (organ)
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Chorale | Mvt. 5: Aria |
BWV 51 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [1.47 MB]
| Score BGA [2.01 MB]
| Score with additional trumpet and timpani parts by W F Bach (Appendix to the NBA KB I/22) [8:45 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D B Mus. ms. Bach P 104 [Bach Digital]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
[MuseScore]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Nun lob, mein' Seel', den Herren [BWV 51/4]
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References: |
BWV 51 References:
BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/22 | BC: A 134 | Zwang: K 180
| First Published: BG, 1863
| Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek (Leipzig, 1985; Stuttgart, 1985)
| Provenance
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 51 Commentaries:
English:
BCW
| Crouch
| All Music
| Bethlehem
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
| Benson
| NBV-AOB
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| DW [Dutch]
| EvH [Dutch]
| JdW [Dutch]
| Chazot [French]
| Role [French]
| B!52, Odcinek 40 [Polish]
| Reyes [Spanish]
Article: The Need for Bach: A discussion of his life, Jauchzet Gott in Allen Landen, BWV 51 and Ich habe genung, BWV 82 [by S. Burton]
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Music: |
Music Examples |
Discussions: |
Week of September 23, 2001; Week of July 20, 2008; Week of February 26, 2012; Week of January 5, 2014 |