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Bach composed the cantata in his second year as Thomaskantor in Leipzig as part of his second annual cycle, planned to consist only of chorale cantatas based on Lutheran hymns. The cantata is a chorale cantata based on the hymn " Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid " in 18 stanzas attributed to Martin Moller It is a paraphrase of the Latin " Jesu dulcis memoria ", a medieval hymn attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux , [4] a meditation on Jesus as a comforter and helper in distress.
In movement 2, stanza 2 is expanded by paraphrases of stanzas 3—5, while movement 3 is a paraphrase of stanza 6; movement 4 incorporates ideas from stanzas 7—14, and movement 5 relies on stanzas 15 and In movement 2, stanza 2 is expanded by paraphrases of stanzas 3—5.
Movement 3 is a paraphrase of stanza 6. Movement 4 incorporates ideas from stanzas 7— Movement 5 relies on stanzas 15 and Bach led the first performance of the cantata on 14 January Bach structured the cantata in six movements. An opening chorus and a closing chorale frame a sequence of alternating recitatives and arias.
The first recitative is unusual: Bach scored the work for four vocal soloists soprano S , alto A , tenor T , bass B , a four-part choir and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of horn Co to double the cantus firmus in the closing chorale, trombone Tb to reinforce the bass in the opening chorus, two oboes d'amore Oa , two violins Vl , viola Va , and basso continuo.
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The melody appears in the opening chorus, sung by the bass as a cantus firmus , in the second movement, as a four-part setting with interspersed recitatives, and in the closing chorale. Its mood of lamentation is supported by "elegiac sounds" of the oboes d'amore, sighing motifs in the strings, and the upper voices reflecting the oboe motifs. The motif is used for the instrumental opening, each entry of a voice, interludes and conclusion.
A tenor recitative, " Es mag mir Leib und Geist verschmachten " My body and spirit might despair , [1] expresses trust in Jesus to overcome despair. In the duet for soprano and alto, " Wenn Sorgen auf mich dringen " When cares press upon me , [1] in "bright E major ", as the Bach scholar Christoph Wolff writes, the voices are embedded in a "dense quartet texture".
He concludes that the movement "banishes human care by means of joyful singing". The closing chorale, " Erhalt mein Herz im Glauben rein " If my heart remains pure in faith , [1] is a four-part setting. The choral melody, now in the soprano, is reinforced by a horn.
The selection is taken from the listing on the Bach-Cantatas website. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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