Johann Sebastian Bach B minor Mass
BWV 232 (BWV3 232.4)
- Scoring:
- Soli SSATB, Coro SSAATTBB, 2 Fl, 3 Ob (auch Obda), 2 Fg, Cor, 3 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Bc
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- Language:
- Latin
- Duration:
- 100 min
- Difficulty level:
- 1 2 3 4 5
Although Bach's Mass in B minor is one of the most frequently performed works by the Cantor of St. Thomas's, it is full of puzzles and problems. This applies not only to the question, still unanswered to this day, of why Bach composed this work, but also to many details of the musical text. That is sufficient reason to present the Mass in B minor for the first time in a Hybrid Edition which - linked bar by bar - also presents all the relevant sources to highly revealing effect in a DVD. As editor the services have been obtained of the highly experienced, renowned Bach and Mozart specialist Ulrich Leisinger.
- clear musical text of the invariable Carus quality
- not only based on the autograph and the "Dresden parts", but also on early copies, in order to eliminate from the musical text alterations made after 1750
- the cloth bound full score with DVD includes the latest research findings with editing involving all the sources, the new Urtext edition and the critical report, together with an accompanying DVD
- the editorial decisions are made clearly evident, and are understandable in a way previously unknown
- with the DVD the Hybrid Edition provides access to a fascinating event of musical history
- facilitates rehearsal work by means of carefully prepared orchestral material (with text incipits)
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- Kyrie eleison I
- Christe eleison
- Kyrie eleison II
- Gloria in excelsis Deo
- Et in terra pax
- Laudamus te
- Gratias agimus tibi
- Domine Deus
- Qui tollis
- Qui sedes
- Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
- Cum Sancto Spiritu
- Credo in unum Deum
- Patrem omnipotentem
- Et in unum Dominum
- Et incarnatus est
- Crucifixus
- Et resurrexit
- Et in Spiritum Sanctum
- Confiteor
- Et exspecto
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt
- Osanna
- Benedictus
- Osanna
- Agnus Dei
- Dona nobis pacem
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carus music, the Choir Coach Üben mit carus music
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Practice aids voice part soprano
- Kyrie eleison I (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Kyrie eleison I (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Kyrie eleison II (Choir Coach)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Et in terra pax (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Et in terra pax (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Gratias agimus tibi (Choir Coach)
- Qui tollis (Choir Coach)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Patrem omnipotentem (Choir Coach)
- Et incarnatus est (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Et incarnatus est (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Crucifixus (Choir Coach)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
- Dona nobis pacem (Choir Coach)
- Kyrie eleison II (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Et in terra pax (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Et in terra pax (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Gratias agimus tibi (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Qui tollis (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Patrem omnipotentem (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
- Dona nobis pacem (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
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Practice aids voice part alto
- Kyrie eleison I (Choir Coach)
- Kyrie eleison II (Choir Coach)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach)
- Et in terra pax (Choir Coach)
- Gratias agimus tibi (Choir Coach)
- Qui tollis (Choir Coach)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach)
- Patrem omnipotentem (Choir Coach)
- Et incarnatus est (Choir Coach)
- Crucifixus (Choir Coach)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Alto 1)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Alto 2)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Alto 1)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Alto 2)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Alto 1)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Alto 2)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et in terra pax (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Gratias agimus tibi (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Qui tollis (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Patrem omnipotentem (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Alto 1)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Alto 2)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Alto 1)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Alto 2)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Alto 1)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Alto 2)
- Dona nobis pacem (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
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Practice aids voice part tenore
- Kyrie eleison I (Choir Coach)
- Kyrie eleison II (Choir Coach)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach)
- Et in terra pax (Choir Coach)
- Gratias agimus tibi (Choir Coach)
- Qui tollis (Choir Coach)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach)
- Patrem omnipotentem (Choir Coach)
- Et incarnatus est (Choir Coach)
- Crucifixus (Choir Coach)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Tenore 1)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Tenore 2)
- Kyrie eleison II (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et in terra pax (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Gratias agimus tibi (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Qui tollis (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Tenore 1)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Tenore 2)
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Practice aids voice part basso
- Kyrie eleison I (Choir Coach)
- Kyrie eleison II (Choir Coach)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach)
- Gratias agimus tibi (Choir Coach)
- Qui tollis (Choir Coach)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach)
- Patrem omnipotentem (Choir Coach)
- Et incarnatus est (Choir Coach)
- Crucifixus (Choir Coach)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Basso 1)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Basso 2)
- Dona nobis pacem (Choir Coach)
- Kyrie eleison II (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et in terra pax (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Gratias agimus tibi (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Qui tollis (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Cum Sancto Spiritu (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Credo in unum Deum (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Patrem omnipotentem (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et resurrexit (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Confiteor (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Et exspecto (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Sanctus / Pleni sunt (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Basso 1)
- Osanna (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Basso 2)
- Dona nobis pacem (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, english translationhtml file, Singing text, english translation (Sample)I. Missa Kyrie 1. Coro
Lord, have mercy on us.
2. Soprano & AltoChrist, have mercy on us.
3. CoroLord, have mercy on us.
Gloria 4a. CoroGlory be to God on high.
4b. CoroAnd on earth peace to men of good will.
5. SopranoWe praise thee; we bless thee; we adore thee; we glorify thee.
6. CoroWe give thee thanks for thy great glory.
7a. Soprano & TenoreLord God, heavenly King, God the almighty Father.
7b. Coro
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ,
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father....
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, German translationhtml file, Singing text, German translation (Sample)
I. Missa
Kyrie
1. Coro Herr, erbarme dich unser.
2. Soprano & Alto Christus, erbarme dich unser.
3. Coro Herr, erbarme dich unser.
Gloria
4a. Coro Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe.
4b. Coro Und Friede auf Erden den Menschen, die guten Willens sind.
5. Soprano Wir loben dich, wir preisen dich,
wir beten dich an, wir rühmen dich.6. Coro Wir danken dir,
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, originalhtml file, Singing text, original (Sample)
I. Missa
Kyrie
1. Coro Kyrie eleison.
2. Soprano & Alto Christe eleison.
3. Coro Kyrie eleison.
Gloria
4a. Coro Gloria in excelsis Deo.
4b. Coro Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
5. Soprano Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te.
6. Coro Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
7a. Soprano & Tenore Domine Deus, Rex caelestis,
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text (without music) for download, html file, Introductory text, Englishhtml file, Introductory text, English (Sample)Text from the CD Carus 83.314
Ulrich Leisinger
Translation (abridged): J. Bradford Robinson, David KosvinerThe idea of an autonomous work of art that has governed discussions of art ever since the nineteenth century was alien to Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries. Almost all of Bach’s compositions were written for external occasions, whether in fulfillment of his duties as concert- and chapel-master or to meet the needs of his lessons. Remarkably, however, he returned to some of his works again and again over long periods of time. Some of the alterations he made went far beyond what was necessary for a simple revival, suggesting that he was intent on putting these works into a “definitive”shape.
The circumstances surrounding the Mass in B minor BWV 232, to use the name we give it today (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach called it “the great Catholic Mass” to distinguish it from his father’s Kyrie-Gloria Masses, BWV 233–236), are especially complex. Its genesis was spread over a period of more than fifteen years, and the work, though finished at the time of Bach’s death (on 28 July 1750), still awaited a final revision to put it into performable condition. Despite
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text (without music) for download, html file, Introductory text, Germanhtml file, Introductory text, German (Sample)Booklet-Text der CD Carus 83.314
Ulrich Leisinger
Die Idee des autonomen Kunstwerks, die die Diskussion von Kunst seit dem 19. Jahrhundert bestimmt, war Johann Sebastian Bach und seinen Zeitgenossen fremd. Nahezu alle Kompositionen Bachs sind auf äußere Veranlassung hin entstanden, sei es aus seinen Dienstpflichten als Konzert- und Kapellmeister oder aus der Notwendigkeit des Unterrichts heraus. Bemerkenswert ist aber, dass er sich mit einigen seiner Werke über größere Zeiträume immer wieder auseinandergesetzt hat. Die Eingriffe, die er dabei vornahm, gingen zum Teil deutlich über das hinaus, was für eine bloße Wiederaufführung notwendig gewesen wäre, und lassen ein Bemühen erkennen, eine „endgültige“ Werkgestalt zu schaffen.
Besonders komplex sind die Verhältnisse bei der h-Moll-Messe BWV 232, wie wir sie heute nennen (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach nannte sie in Abgrenzung von den Kyrie-Gloria-Messen BWV 233–236 „die große catholische Messe“), denn ihre Entstehungsgeschichte erstreckt sich über einen Zeitraum von mehr als 15 Jahren, und das Werk war zum Zeitpunkt des Todes von Johann Sebastian Bach am 28. Juli 1750 zwar
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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
Ever since Carus-Verlag was founded in 1972, publishing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has been a special focus for us. In the 2017 Reformation anniversary year we completed the Bach vocal project. Bach's complete sacred vocal works are now available in modern Urtext editions, together with performance material. A complete edition of all the full scores is also available in a high quality box set. Personal details
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Editor
Ulrich Leisinger
Reviews
Die Hybrid-Edition eines der meistaufgeführten Werke der Musikgeschichte, der Messe in h-Moll von Johann Sebastian Bach, ist ein wahrer Gewinn für Dirigenten und Musikwissenschaftler.
Die Tonkunst, April 2016
Das Druckbild der Partitur mit ausführlichem Vorwort und Kritischem Bericht ist übersichtlich und lässt keine Wünsche offen... Diese editorische Spitzenleistung ist sehr zu empfehlen.
Forum Kirchenmusikalische Mitteilungen 6/2015
Diese DVD ist...etwas für ausgewiesene Liebhaber und Entdeckergeister, als Beispiel für eine zeitgemäße Edition...richtungsweisend. Die praxistaugliche Druckausgabe ist durch umfassende Aufführungshinweise ergänzt.
Chorzeit 05.2015
une edition papier, toujours tres soignée et tres claire chez Carus
Crescendo 25.01.2015
...Es ist geradezu eine atemberaubende Entdeckungsreise, wie man sie sich sonst nur mit langen Untersuchungen an den Originalquellen oder in Faksimileausgaben erarbeiten kann. ...
KiEK, Kirchenmusik im Erzbistum Köln, Heft 1/2015
Man kann auf der beigefügten DVD die autographen Stimmen im Faksimile mit der gedruckten und anderen Fassungen direkt vergleichen. Im kritischen Bericht erwähnte Besonderheiten klickt man an und schon erscheint die bewusste Stelle in der originalen Handschrift. So macht Quellenstudium Spaß!
Gabriel Dessauer, Kirchenmusik im Bistum Limburg, 1/2015
... Die vorliegende Partitur gehört jedenfalls zu einer repräsentativen Dokumentation dieses zentralen Werks der Musikgeschichte und sollte in einschlägigen Bibliotheksbeständen vorhanden sein.
Albert Raffelt, Informationsmittel (IFB) : digitales Rezensionsorgan für Bibliothek und Wissenschaft, http://ifb.bsz-bw.de/bsz41453011Xrez-1.pdf
... Eine enorme Erleichterung für alle, die das Werk von den Quellen her betrachten und begreifen möchten. Für eine historisch informierte Aufführung ist neben einem gut spielbaren, griffigen Klavierauszug das komplette Orchestermaterial erhältlich.
Gustav Danzinger, CHOR aktuell, Dezember 2014
... eine enorme Erleichterung für alle, die das Werk von den Quellen her betrachten und begreifen möchten.
Toccata, Nov.-Dez. 2014
The Carus edition is extremely well set out and the print is bolder and often larger than others. Carus also includes a disc with, among other things, a facsimile of the full score as well as the Dresden parts What more can the inquisitive enthusiast want? It's not just being able to see the sources but the ability to produce different versions of specific bars. It is definitely worth finding a library that has it.
Clifford Bartlett, Early Music Review, October 2014
Als Hybridausgabe enthält [die Ausgabe] hochauflösende Scans sämtlicher relevanten Quellen sowie die wissenschaftlich-kritische Notenausgabe auf DVD und ermöglicht durch die taktweise Verlinkung neue Einblicke in Bachs musikalisches Vermächtnis. Für eine historisch informierte Aufführung ist neben dem gut spielbaren Klavierauszug das komplette Orchestermaterial erhältlich.
musik & liturgie, 6/14
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