The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text DEUTSCH ENGLISCH, GERMAN ENGLISH

Contents......Page 10
List of illustrations......Page 14
Abbreviations......Page 15
Part 1 Introduction to Bach’s Cantatas......Page 18
1 History of the cantata before Bach......Page 20
2.1 Early forms (c. 1707–12)......Page 28
2.2 Weimar cantatas of the newer type (1713–16)......Page 30
2.3 Cöthen (1717–23)......Page 37
2.4 Leipzig cycle I (1723–4)......Page 39
2.5 Leipzig cycle II (1724–5)......Page 46
2.6 Leipzig cycle III (1725–7)......Page 53
2.7 Picander and his cycle (1728–9?)......Page 56
2.8 Other church cantatas......Page 58
2.9 Oratorios (1734–c. 1738)......Page 61
2.10 Secular cantatas of the Leipzig period......Page 63
3.1 Preparation of the performing material......Page 65
3.3 Problems of scoring......Page 67
3.4 Performance......Page 69
3.5 Consequences for present-day performance practice......Page 70
Music examples for the introduction......Page 71
Part 2 Church Cantatas......Page 90
1.1 First Sunday in Advent: BWV 61, 62, 36......Page 92
1.2 Second Sunday in Advent: BWV 70a......Page 100
1.3 Third Sunday in Advent: BWV 186a......Page 101
1.4 Fourth Sunday in Advent: BWV 132, 147a......Page 103
1.5 Christmas Day: BWV 63, 91, 110, 197a, 248(l), 191......Page 108
1.6 Second Day of Christmas: BWV 40, 121, 57, 248(II)......Page 123
1.7 Third Day of Christmas: BWV 64, 133, 151, 248(III)......Page 138
1.8 Sunday after Christmas: BWV 152, 122, 28......Page 150
1.9 New Year: BWV 190, 41, 16, 171, 248(IV), 143......Page 161
1.10 Sunday after New Year: BWV 153, 58, 248(V)......Page 179
1.11 Epiphany: BWV 65, 123, 248[sup(VI)]......Page 189
1.12 First Sunday after Epiphany: BWV 154, 124, 32......Page 199
1.13 Second Sunday after Epiphany: BWV 155, 3, 13......Page 208
1.14 Third Sunday after Epiphany: BWV 73, 111, 72, 156......Page 217
1.15 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: BWV 81, 14......Page 231
1.16 Septuagesima (Third Sunday before Lent): BWV 144, 92, 84......Page 237
1.17 Sexagesima (Second Sunday before Lent): BWV 18, 181, 126......Page 248
1.18 Quinquagesima (Estomihi; Sunday before Lent): BWV 23, 22, 127, 159......Page 257
1.19 Third Sunday in Lent (Oculi): BWV 54, 80a......Page 270
1.20 Palm Sunday: BWV 182......Page 275
1.21 Easter Sunday: BWV 4, 31, 249......Page 279
1.22 Easter Monday: BWV 66, 6, Anh. I 190......Page 291
1.23 Easter Tuesday: BWV 134, 145, 158......Page 298
1.24 First Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti): BWV 67, 42......Page 308
1.25 Second Sunday after Easter (Misericordias Domini): BWV 104, 85, 112......Page 315
1.26 Third Sunday after Easter (Jubilate): BWV 12, 103, 146......Page 322
1.27 Fourth Sunday after Easter (Cantate): BWV Anh. I 191, 166, 108......Page 332
1.28 Fifth Sunday after Easter (Rogate): BWV 86, 87......Page 337
1.29 Ascension: BWV 37, 128, 43, 11......Page 341
1.30 Sunday after Ascension (Exaudi): BWV 44, 183......Page 357
1.31 Whit Sunday: BWV 172, 59, 74, 34......Page 362
1.32 Whit Monday: BWV 173, 68, 174......Page 374
1.33 Whit Tuesday: BWV 184, 175......Page 381
1.34 Trinity: BWV 165, 194, 176, 129......Page 388
2.1 First Sunday after Trinity: BWV 75, 20, 39......Page 398
2.2 Second Sunday after Trinity: BWV 76, 2......Page 414
2.3 Third Sunday after Trinity: BWV 21, 135......Page 422
2.4 Fourth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 185, 24, 177......Page 432
2.5 Fifth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 93, 88......Page 442
2.6 Sixth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 170, 9......Page 450
2.7 Seventh Sunday after Trinity: BWV 186, 107, Anh. I 209, 187, Anh. I 1......Page 456
2.8 Eighth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 136, 178, 45......Page 470
2.9 Ninth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 105, 94, 168......Page 481
2.10 Tenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 46, 101, 102......Page 494
2.11 Eleventh Sunday after Trinity: BWV 199, 179, 113......Page 506
2.12 Twelfth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 69a, 137, 35......Page 518
2.13 Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 77, 33, 164......Page 527
2.14 Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 25, 78, 17......Page 537
2.15 Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 138, 99, 51......Page 548
2.16 Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 161, 95, 8, 27......Page 559
2.17 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 148, 114, 47......Page 573
2.18 Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 96, 169......Page 584
2.19 Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 48, 5, 56, Anh. I 2......Page 591
2.20 Twentieth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 162, 180, 49......Page 602
2.21 Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: BWV 109, 38, 98, 188......Page 614
2.22 Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity: BWV 89, 115, 55......Page 627
2.23 Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity: BWV 163, 139, 52......Page 636
2.24 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 60, 26......Page 645
2.25 Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 90, 116......Page 654
2.26 Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity: BWV 70......Page 659
2.27 Twenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity: BWV 140......Page 665
3.1 Purification: BWV 83, 125, 82, 200, 161, 157, 158......Page 671
3.2 Annunciation: BWV Anh. I 199, 1......Page 683
3.3 Visitation: BWV 147, 10......Page 687
4 The Feast of St John the Baptist: BWV 167, 7, 30......Page 698
5 The Feast of the Archangel Michael: BWV 130, 19, 149, 50......Page 712
6 The Reformation Festival: BWV 80, 79......Page 724
7 Church and Organ Consecration: BWV 194......Page 732
8 Council Elections: BWV 71, 119, 193, 29, 120, 69; Anh. I: 192, 4, 3, 193......Page 738
9 Weddings: BWV Anh. I 14, 34a, Anh. I 211, Anh. I 212, 120a, 197, 195......Page 759
10 Funerals: BWV 106, 157, 244a, Was ist, das wir Leben nennen; Anh. I: 16, 17......Page 775
11 Various occasions: BWV Anh. I 5, Anh. I 15, 190a, 120b, Anh. I 4a, 223, 150, 131, 196, 192, 117, 97, 100, 1045......Page 789
Part 3 Secular Cantatas......Page 812
1 Festive music for the courts of Weimar, Weißenfels, and Cöthen: BWV 66a, Anh. I 6, Anh. I 7, Anh. I 8, 184a, 194a, 36a, 208, 249a, 134a, 173a......Page 814
2 Festive music for the Electoral House of Saxony: BWV Anh. I 9, 193a, Anh. I 11, Anh. I 12, 205a, Anh. I 13, 208a, 213, 214, 215, 207a, 206......Page 836
3 Festive music for Leipzig university celebrations: BWV Anh. I 195, Anh. I 20, 205, 207, 198, 36b......Page 866
4 Festive music for Leipzig council and school celebrations: BWV 216a, Anh. I 18, Anh. I 210, Anh. I 19......Page 888
5 Leipzig music of homage for nobles and burghers: BWV 36c, 249b, 210a, Anh. I 10, 30a, 212......Page 890
6 Weddings: BWV 202, Anh. I 196, 216, 210......Page 909
7 Various occasions: BWV Anh. I 194, 204, 201, 211, 203, 209......Page 919
Appendix: doubtful and spurious cantatas: BWV Anh. I 197, 15, 53, 141, 142, 160, 189, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 224......Page 943
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Index of cantatas: by BWV number......Page 981