Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele BWV 143; BC T 99

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Genre

Sacred cantata

Designation of a cantata

New Year/Circumcision

Scoring

S*, A, T*, B*, S, A, T, B, Cor da caccia I–III (oder Tr I–III?), Timp, Fag, Vl I/II, Va, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

vor 1713, vermutlich um 1709-1711
Date of composition before 1713, probably around 1709–1711 (for the Mühlhausen council election?). Originally possibly in C major and instrumentation of Tromba I–III instead of Corno da caccia I–III, as indicated by Source D-CEp. Such a key/instrumentation combination is uncommon in Bach’s work and was very rare in the early 18th century

Comment

doubtful; Lit.: A. Dürr, in: Mf 30 (1977), p. 299ff.

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 143 (English Baroque Soloists, J. E. Gardiner)

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Libretto

Author unknown. Movement 1, 3, 5, and 7: Psalm 146, 1, 5, 10a, 10b. Movement 2 and 7 (here connected with Psalm 146, 10b): Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ (J. Ebert, 1601), stanzas 1 and 3
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 2 und 7: J. Ebert, Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, 1601, Strophen 1 und 3

in: Geistliche deutsche Lieder, hg. von Bartholomäus Gesius, Frankfurt (Oder), 1601

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edition essential source

D-CEp B 1a, Nr. 1 [Score]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XV, Faszikel 10 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 459, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-CEp B 1a, Nr. 2 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5922 [Score]
PL-ŁŹu M 35000, 1 [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 143, Partitur [Score]

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Edition

NBArev 2, S. 3 bzw. S. 119 (in C, mit Tr I-III) (A. Gloeckner, 2012);

BG 30, S.45 (P. Graf Waldersee, 1884);

NBA I/4, S. 165 (Werner Neumann, 1965) – Critical report (1964), S. 111

Literature

A. Dürr, in: Mf 30 (1977), S. 299ff.

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Static URL

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2023-08-23 : 01:36:31