- Die Freude reget sich, BWV 36b
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Die Freude reget sich (Joy awakens), BWV 36b, is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.
It was composed in Leipzig, most likely in 1735 as an homage to Johann Florens Rivinius, on his appointment to the Rectorship of Leipzig University, which occurred in October 1735.
The text is likely by Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander).[1][2][3]
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Scoring and structure
The piece is scored for oboes d'amore I/II, flauto traverso, violins I/II, viola, and basso continuo, along with three vocal soloists (soprano, altus, and tenor) and four-part choir. It is in eight movements:
- Coro: "Die Freude reget sich" for choral and orchestral tutti.
- Recitativo: "Ihr seht, wie sich das Glücke" for tenor and continuo.
- Aria: "Aus Gottes milden Vaterhänden" for tenor, oboe d'amore, and continuo.
- Recitativo: "Die Freunde sind vergnügt" for altus, strings, and continuo.
- Aria: "Das Gute, das dein Gott beschert" for altus, flauto traverso, strings, and continuo.
- Recitativo: "Wenn sich die Welt mit deinem Ruhme trägt" for soprano and continuo.
- Aria: "Auch mit gedämpften" for soprano, flauto traverso, violino solo, and continuo.
- Coro & Recitativi: "Was wir dir vor Glücke gönnen" for tenor, altus and soprano soloists, choir, and orchestral tutti.
Recordings
- Bach Kantaten - Sopr.: Linda Perillo; Alt.: Matthias Koch; Ten.: Nils Giesecke; Leipziger Universitätschor/Pauliner Barockensemble; Wolfgang Unger, conductor. Label: Thorofon
- Edition Bachakademie Vol. 139 - Congratulatory and Hommage Cantatas - Sopr.: Christiane Oelze; Alt.: Ingeborg Danz; Ten.: Marcus Ullmann; Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling, conductor. Label: Hänssler
References
- ^ Finlay, I. (1950). Bach's Secular Cantata Texts. Music and Letters, 189-195.
- ^ Christoph Wolff (Eds.): Die Welt der Bach-Kantaten, Metzler/Bärenreiter, Stuttgart und Kassel, 3 Bände Sonderausgabe 2006 ISBN 3-476-02127-0
- ^ C. S. Terry and D. Litti, Bach's Cantata Libretti, Journal of the Royal Musical Association 1917 44(1):71-125; doi:10.1093/jrma/44.1.71
Sources
- Walter F. Bischof, Text and orchestration for BWV 36b, Bach Cantatas, University of Alberta.
- Alfred Dürr: Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Kantaten. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1476-3
- Alfred Dürr: The Cantatas of J.S. Bach, Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-929776-2
- Werner Neumann: Handbuch der Kantaten J.S.Bachs, 1947, 5th Ed. 1984, ISBN 3-7651-0054-4
- Hans-Joachim Schulze: Die Bach-Kantaten: Einführungen zu sämtlichen Kantaten Johann Sebastian Bachs. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlags-Anstalt; Stuttgart: Carus-Verlag 2006 (Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig) ISBN 3-374-02390-8 (Evang. Verl.-Anst.), ISBN 3-89948-073-2 (Carus-Verl.)
- Christoph Wolff/Ton Koopman (Eds.): Die Welt der Bach-Kantaten, Metzler/Bärenreiter, Stuttgart und Kassel, 3 Bände Sonderausgabe 2006 ISBN 3-476-02127-0
- Harald Streck. Die Verskunst in den poetischen Texten zu den Kantaten J. S. Bachs. Dissertation: Universität Hamburg 1971, 214 pages.
External links
- Discussion of the work on bach-cantatas.com
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