Bach, J S - Cantata No. 061: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 61) (Urtext).

Bach, Johann Sebastian    (1685-1750)


Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland   BWV 61
Cantata for the First Sunday of Advent
Partitur siehe TP 1061
Instrumentation: Soprano solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed Choir-SATB, Bassoon, 2 Violin, 2 Viola, Violoncello/ Contrabass/ Basso continuo, Organ

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* Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach began two of his cantatas with Martin Luther`s Advent hymn
„Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland“, a German version of the early church
hymn
„Veni redemptor gentium“.

One of the most gripping solo parts: (following the pattern
recitative – aria – recitative – aria)
is the bass recitative on the words of the Revelation, with its
highly expressive declamation of
the vocal line and the naive graphicness of the pounding string
accompaniment. Equally
captivating is the following soprano aria, which „opens ist heart“
upon the Savior`s „knocking“
in a melody full of the cheerful tidings of Advent. The cantata ends
brilliantly with a lovely
figurative chorale movement enhanced by the interplay of a lively,
bustling violin part, which
ultimately soars upward to breathtaking heights.

Cantata 61 Vocal Score

Additional Details

• Composer -
  Bach J.S.
• Edition No -
  BA10061a
• Instrumentation -
  0, 0, 0, 1 - 0, 0, 0, 0, org, str, solo STB, mx chor
• Format -
  Vocal Score Paperback
• Publisher -
  Barenreiter
• Edition -
  Piano Reduction/Vocal Score: Urtext Edition
• ISBN13 -
  9790006490318
• Binding -
  stapled
• Editor -
  D&uuml:rr, Alfred