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Bach, J S - St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) (Urtext) (G-E).

Bach, J S - St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) (Urtext) (G-E).



Bach, Johann Sebastian    (1685-1750)


Saint Matthew Passion   BWV 244
Vocal Score based on the Urtext of the New Bach Edition (English/German) Organ Chorus I and Organ Chorus II available
Instrumentation: Soprano solo, Alto solo, 2 Tenor solo, 2 Bass solo, 2 Mixed Choir-SATB, 2 Orchestra

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* Bach’s St

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion as we know it today evidently had a long
history dating back before
1727. It is unclear whether the work performed at the Thomaskirche,
Leipzig on Good Friday
1729 was based on a still earlier version. Whatever the case, the
surviving version of 1729
presents the work in a form strikingly different from its later
incarnation. For example, the
opening section ends with the chorale ‘Jesum lass ich nicht von mir’
which was replaced by the
large-scale cantus firmus chorus ‘O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross’
for the 1736 performance.
The well-known alto aria ‘Ach! Nun ist mein Jesus hin’ is still
assigned to a bass in the earlier version,
and the aria ‘Komm süsses Kreuz’ calls for a lute instead of the
later viola da gamba. Moreover,
the pieces for double chorus only require a single continuo group.
Other differences can be
found in the instrumental scoring and voice leading. The early
version of the St. Matthew Passion
is thus a most interesting addition to the great concert repertoire.



St Matthew Passion Vocal score Eng/Ger

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Set on Grade 8 of the Associated Board Voice exams from 2008:

Bach - At Evening.. Make Thee Clean My Heart (Ger/Eng) Bar/Bass in Gm/Bb (G-eb')

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9790006462421

Availability: Delivery Time 2-3 days

Additional Details

  • Edition No -
    BA5038a
  • Instrumentation -
    2 orchestras & 2 choirs (inquire for exact instrumentation)
  • Format -
    Vocal Score Paperback
  • Publisher -
    Barenreiter
  • Edition -
    Piano Reduction/Vocal Score
  • ISBN13 -
    9790006462421
  • Binding -
    paperbound
  • Duration -
    )99,59
  • Editor -
    D&uuml:rr, Alfred:Schneider, Max
  • Composer -
    Bach J.S.

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