The cantata Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott BWV 129 (All Glory to the Lord, our God) is one of several chorale cantatas that Bach later added to his chorale cantata cycle after it was discontinued at Easter 1726; it was not composed until Trinity 1727. Unlike the chorale cantatas of the 1724/25 cycle, BWV 129 lacks the usual mixture of formal chorale text in the outer movements alongside newer writing, often including paraphrases of the chorale, in the inner movements of arias and recitatives. Instead, in this cantata the text closely follows the original chorale version. Consequently Bach dispenses here with recitatives. The magnificent outer movements consist of a motet-like opening chorus (strophe 1) with a full orchestra, and a similarly scored final chorale movement (strophe 5). In between, Bach sets verses 2-4 of the song as three solo arias in the distinctive style of chamber music, but not without echoes of the chorale melody.
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, english translationhtml file, Singing text, english translation (Sample)1 CoroAll glory to the Lord,
2 Aria (Basso)
our God, our guide, all seeing.
Creator of the world,
the author of our being;
the Father of us all,
our never failing friend,
our ever righteous God,
whose blessings never end.All glory to the Lord,
3 Aria (Soprano)
the God of our salvation,
who gave his wellloved child
to save us from damnation,
our blest Redeemer he,
upon the cross he died;
with him my all in all,
in faith will I abide.All glory to the Lord,
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, originalhtml file, Singing text, original (Sample)1 Coro
Gelobet sei der Herr,
2 Aria (Basso)
mein Gott, mein Licht, mein Leben,
mein Schöpfer, der mir hat
mein Leib und Seel gegeben,
mein Vater, der mich schützt
von Mutterleibe an,
der alle Augenblick
viel Guts an mir getan.Gelobet sei der Herr,
3 Aria (Soprano)
mein Gott, mein Heil, mein Leben,
des Vaters liebster Sohn,
der sich für mich gegeben,
der mich erlöset hat
mit seinem teuren Blut,
der mir im Glauben schenkt
sich selbst, das höchste Gut.Gelobet sei der Herr,
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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
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Editor
Christine Blanken
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Vocal score arranger
Paul Horn
| 1922-2016Paul Horn war ein deutscher Kirchenmusiker, Organist, Komponist und Musikwissenschaftler. Er studierte Kirchenmusik und Orgel an der Evangelischen Kirchenmusikschule Esslingen am Neckar bei Hans-Arnold Metzger und Musikwissenschaft, Theologie und Geschichte an der Universität Tübingen. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann als Kantor an der Evangelischen Michaelskirche in Stuttgart-Degerloch. 1954 wurde er Kantor an der Evangelischen Stadtkirche Ravensburg, eine Position, die er bis zu seiner Pensionierung innehatte. Als Musikwissenschaftler arbeitete Horn bis ins hohe Alter eng mit Carus zusammen. So stammen zahlreiche Carus-Klavierauszüge aus seiner Feder. Personal details
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Translator
Henry Drinker
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