Bach: The Complete Motets
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- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Instrumentation: SATB Choir, Double Choir (SATB + SATB)
- Work Languages: English, German
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- Size: 8.3 x 11.7 inches
- Pages: 224
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
The popularity of Johann Sebastian Bach's motets is matched by the problematic manner in which they have been handed down to us. The autograph scores and parts used by Bach have been preserved for only two motets. for the remaining motets we must be content with copies whose reliability is, at best, inconsistent. Current editions of the motets are based primarily on the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (1965), which until now has been widely accepted as the standard text for these works. in the meantime, however, additional copies have been discovered and our knowledge concerning the music of Bach has been considerably advanced. in light of these developments it was time for a complete critical reevaluation of the complex situation of the sources. The result is an edition in which the music has changed in countless details and it is hoped that we have come a good deal closer to the intentions of Bach.
Carus offers the motets of Johann Sebastian Bach in two editions. The edition with realized figured bass also includes an English translation. in addition to BWV 225-229, both volumes contain "Lobe den Herr, all Heiden" (BWV 230) and "Ich lasse dich nicht" (BWV Anh. 159). However, "Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt" (BWV Anh. 160), the large pasticcio drawn from movements of cantatas by Teleman and Bach is contained only in the edition with figured bass.
Works:
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225
- Der Geist hilftunser Schwacheit auf, BWV 226
- Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
- Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228
- Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229
- Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230
- Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV Anh. 159
- Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, BWV Anh. 160
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Vocal Score
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Bach: The Complete Motets
