Ref.: |
BWV 84; BC A 43 |
German Title: |
Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke |
English Title: |
I am content in my good fortune (by Joshua Rifkin) |
Event: |
Solo Cantata (for Soprano) for Septuagesima Sunday
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9: 24 - 10: 5; Gospel: Matthew 20: 1-16
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Gesima Sundays |
Composed: |
Leipzig, 1727 (Robertson and Stokes), or 1731 (Schweitzer and Neumann), or 1731/1732 (Terry)
1st performance: February 9, 1727 - Leipzig |
Text: |
Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Mvt. 5); Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ? (Mvts. 1-4) |
BWV 84 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Danish-1
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-3
| Hungarian-1
| Hungarian-2
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-5
| Japanese-6
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-2
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende [BWV 84/5]
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Scoring: |
Soloist: Soprano; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [S] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 5: Chorale |
BWV 84 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [1.25 MB]
| Score BGA [1.85 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 108
| D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 52 [Bach Digital]
Chorales:
Mvt. 5
Capella:
Mvt. 5
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MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
[MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation:
Complete Cantata [13:30]
Annotated Score with Analysis:
Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody:
Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten [BWV 84/5]
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References: |
BWV 84 References:
BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/7 | BC: A 43 | Zwang: K 164
| First Published: BG, 1872
| Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
| Provenance [PDF]
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 84 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
| NBV-AOB
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music: |
Music Examples |
Discussions: |
Week of February 11, 2001; Week of March 30, 2008; Week of March 7, 2010; Week of January 19, 2014 |