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Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101

November 29, 2023

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott (Take away from us, Lord, faithful God),[1] BWV 101 in Leipzig for the tenth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 13 August 1724. The chorale cantata is based on the hymn by Martin Moller (1584).

Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott
BWV 101
Chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
Christ driving the money changers out of the temple, Valentin de Boulogne, 1618
OccasionTenth Sunday after Trinity
Chorale"Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott"
by Martin Moller
Performed13 August 1724 (1724-08-13): Leipzig
Movementsseven
VocalSATB choir and solo
Instrumental
  • cornett
  • 3 trombones
  • 2 oboes
  • taille
  • flauto traverso
  • 2 violins
  • viola
  • continuo

History and words edit

Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity as part of his second cantata cycle.[2][3] The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the First Epistle to the Corinthians, different gifts, but one spirit (1 Corinthians 12:1–11), and from the Gospel of Luke, Jesus announcing the destruction of Jerusalem and cleansing of the Temple (Luke 19:41–48).[2]

The text of the cantata is based on the seven stanzas of Martin Moller's chorale (1584), which he had written during a time of plague, as a paraphrase of the Latin poem "Aufer immensam" (1541).[4] The chorale is sung on the melody of Martin Luther's "Vater unser im Himmelreich" on the Lord's Prayer.[5][6] The words are used unchanged in the outer movement. An unknown poet transcribed the ideas of stanzas 2, 4 and 6 to arias. He retained the text of stanzas 3 and 5, but interpolated it by recitative. The cantata text is only generally related to the readings, unlike Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgend ein Schmerz sei, BWV 46, a year before, dealing with the lament of Jerusalem in text from Lamentations. But the poet hinted at the destruction of Jerusalem by "Daß wir nicht durch sündlich Tun wie Jerusalem vergehen!" (so that, through sinful acts, we might not be destroyed like Jerusalem!)[1] in movement 2.[2]

Bach first performed the cantata on 13 August 1724.[2]

Scoring and structure edit

The cantata in seven movements is richly scored for four vocal soloists (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), a four-part choir, cornett, three trombones, two oboes, taille (tenor oboe), flauto traverso (or violin), two violins, viola and basso continuo.[2]

  1. Chorus: Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott
  2. Aria (tenor): Handle nicht nach deinen Rechten
  3. Recitative and chorale (soprano): Ach! Herr Gott, durch die Treue dein
  4. Aria (bass): Warum willst du so zornig sein?
  5. Recitative and chorale (tenor): Die Sünd hat uns verderbet sehr
  6. Aria (soprano, alto): Gedenk an Jesu bittern Tod
  7. Chorale: Leit uns mit deiner rechten Hand

Music edit

The chorale melody in Dorian mode is present in all movements but the first aria. The opening chorus is a chorale fantasia with the cantus firmus in the soprano, each line prepared by the lower voices. A choir of trombones plays colla parte with the voices, embedded in a setting of oboes and strings, which is also rather vocal.[2] John Eliot Gardiner notes Bach's "disturbing intensification of harmony and vocal expression for the words 'für Seuchen, Feur und großem Leid' (contagion, fire and grievous pain) at the end of the movement".[5]

The first aria is accompanied by a virtuoso flute, replaced by a violin in a later version. The flute writing suggests that Bach had a capable flute player at hand in 1724, as in Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94, composed a week before. The recitative combines an embellished version of the chorale melody with secco recitative. The central movement starts like a dramatic aria, marked vivace, in three oboes and continuo.[2] But after this "furious ritornello" the bass begins unexpectedly, marked andante, with the first line of the chorale stanza on the chorale melody, raising the question "why are you so incensed with us".[7] In the middle section, the complete chorale is played by the instruments, while the voice sings independently.[2]

The second recitative is symmetric to the first. Movement 6 combines two voices, the flute and the oboe da caccia, which plays the chorale melody. The instrumentation is similar to the central movement of Bach's St Matthew Passion, Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben.[5] The final stanza is set for four parts.[2] Movement 7, in D minor, brilliantly uses the SATB setting as well as clever use of four-part harmony/tonalities to convey the final message from "Teufels List und Mord" ("Satan's cunning and murderous rampage.") and for God, to "bestow a blessed hour, so that we may eternally be with you."

Recordings edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Dellal, Pamela. "BWV 101 – "Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott"". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Dürr, Alfred (1981). Die Kantaten von Johann Sebastian Bach (in German). Vol. 1 (4 ed.). Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag. pp. 400–404. ISBN 3-423-04080-7.
  3. ^ Wolff, Christoph (2000). The Leipzig church cantatas: 1st cycle (V: 1723–1724) and chorale cantatas of the 2nd cycle (I: 1724–1725) (PDF). bach-cantatas.com. p. 13. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott / Text and Translation of Chorale". Bach Cantatas Website. 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Gardiner, John Eliot (2008). Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) / Cantatas Nos 45, 46, 101, 102, 136 & 178 (Cantatas Vol 5) (Media notes). Soli Deo Gloria (at Hyperion Records website). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works / Vater unser im Himmelreich". Bach Cantatas Website. 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  7. ^ Mincham, Julian (2010). "Chapter 11 BWV 101 Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott". jsbachcantatas.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

Sources edit

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Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott Take away from us Lord faithful God 1 BWV 101 in Leipzig for the tenth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 13 August 1724 The chorale cantata is based on the hymn by Martin Moller 1584 Nimm von uns Herr du treuer GottBWV 101Chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian BachChrist driving the money changers out of the temple Valentin de Boulogne 1618OccasionTenth Sunday after TrinityChorale Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott by Martin MollerPerformed13 August 1724 1724 08 13 LeipzigMovementssevenVocalSATB choir and soloInstrumentalcornett3 trombones2 oboestailleflauto traverso2 violinsviolacontinuo Contents 1 History and words 2 Scoring and structure 3 Music 4 Recordings 5 References 6 SourcesHistory and words editBach composed the cantata in Leipzig for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity as part of his second cantata cycle 2 3 The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the First Epistle to the Corinthians different gifts but one spirit 1 Corinthians 12 1 11 and from the Gospel of Luke Jesus announcing the destruction of Jerusalem and cleansing of the Temple Luke 19 41 48 2 The text of the cantata is based on the seven stanzas of Martin Moller s chorale 1584 which he had written during a time of plague as a paraphrase of the Latin poem Aufer immensam 1541 4 The chorale is sung on the melody of Martin Luther s Vater unser im Himmelreich on the Lord s Prayer 5 6 The words are used unchanged in the outer movement An unknown poet transcribed the ideas of stanzas 2 4 and 6 to arias He retained the text of stanzas 3 and 5 but interpolated it by recitative The cantata text is only generally related to the readings unlike Schauet doch und sehet ob irgend ein Schmerz sei BWV 46 a year before dealing with the lament of Jerusalem in text from Lamentations But the poet hinted at the destruction of Jerusalem by Dass wir nicht durch sundlich Tun wie Jerusalem vergehen so that through sinful acts we might not be destroyed like Jerusalem 1 in movement 2 2 Bach first performed the cantata on 13 August 1724 2 Scoring and structure editThe cantata in seven movements is richly scored for four vocal soloists soprano alto tenor and bass a four part choir cornett three trombones two oboes taille tenor oboe flauto traverso or violin two violins viola and basso continuo 2 Chorus Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott Aria tenor Handle nicht nach deinen Rechten Recitative and chorale soprano Ach Herr Gott durch die Treue dein Aria bass Warum willst du so zornig sein Recitative and chorale tenor Die Sund hat uns verderbet sehr Aria soprano alto Gedenk an Jesu bittern Tod Chorale Leit uns mit deiner rechten HandMusic editThe chorale melody in Dorian mode is present in all movements but the first aria The opening chorus is a chorale fantasia with the cantus firmus in the soprano each line prepared by the lower voices A choir of trombones plays colla parte with the voices embedded in a setting of oboes and strings which is also rather vocal 2 John Eliot Gardiner notes Bach s disturbing intensification of harmony and vocal expression for the words fur Seuchen Feur und grossem Leid contagion fire and grievous pain at the end of the movement 5 The first aria is accompanied by a virtuoso flute replaced by a violin in a later version The flute writing suggests that Bach had a capable flute player at hand in 1724 as in Was frag ich nach der Welt BWV 94 composed a week before The recitative combines an embellished version of the chorale melody with secco recitative The central movement starts like a dramatic aria marked vivace in three oboes and continuo 2 But after this furious ritornello the bass begins unexpectedly marked andante with the first line of the chorale stanza on the chorale melody raising the question why are you so incensed with us 7 In the middle section the complete chorale is played by the instruments while the voice sings independently 2 The second recitative is symmetric to the first Movement 6 combines two voices the flute and the oboe da caccia which plays the chorale melody The instrumentation is similar to the central movement of Bach s St Matthew Passion Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben 5 The final stanza is set for four parts 2 Movement 7 in D minor brilliantly uses the SATB setting as well as clever use of four part harmony tonalities to convey the final message from Teufels List und Mord Satan s cunning and murderous rampage and for God to bestow a blessed hour so that we may eternally be with you Recordings editDie Bach Kantate Vol 47 Helmuth Rilling Gachinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Arleen Auger Helen Watts Aldo Baldin John Brocheler Hanssler 1979 J S Bach Das Kantatenwerk Sacred Cantatas Vol 6 Nikolaus Harnoncourt Tolzer Knabenchor Concentus Musicus Wien soloist of the Tolzer Knabenchor Paul Esswood Kurt Equiluz Philippe Huttenlocher Teldec 1980 J S Bach Complete Cantatas Vol 10 Ton Koopman Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra amp Choir Caroline Stam Michael Chance Paul Agnew Klaus Mertens Antoine Marchand 1998 Bach Edition Vol 20 Cantatas Vol 11 conductor Pieter Jan Leusink Holland Boys Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Marjon Strijk Sytse Buwalda Nico van der Meel Bas Ramselaar Brilliant Classics 2000 Bach Cantatas Vol 5 Rendsburg Braunschweig John Eliot Gardiner Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists Joanne Lunn Daniel Taylor Christoph Genz Gotthold Schwarz Soli Deo Gloria 2000 J S Bach Cantatas Vol 31 Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 Masaaki Suzuki Bach Collegium Japan Yukari Nonoshita Robin Blaze Gerd Turk Peter Kooy BIS 2004References edit a b Dellal Pamela BWV 101 Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott Emmanuel Music Retrieved 25 August 2022 a b c d e f g h i Durr Alfred 1981 Die Kantaten von Johann Sebastian Bach in German Vol 1 4 ed Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag pp 400 404 ISBN 3 423 04080 7 Wolff Christoph 2000 The Leipzig church cantatas 1st cycle V 1723 1724 and chorale cantatas of the 2nd cycle I 1724 1725 PDF bach cantatas com p 13 Retrieved 22 August 2011 Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott Text and Translation of Chorale Bach Cantatas Website 2005 Retrieved 22 August 2011 a b c Gardiner John Eliot 2008 Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 1750 Cantatas Nos 45 46 101 102 136 amp 178 Cantatas Vol 5 Media notes Soli Deo Gloria at Hyperion Records website Retrieved 11 August 2018 Chorale Melodies used in Bach s Vocal Works Vater unser im Himmelreich Bach Cantatas Website 2009 Retrieved 22 August 2011 Mincham Julian 2010 Chapter 11 BWV 101 Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott jsbachcantatas com Retrieved 25 August 2022 Sources editNimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott BWV 101 Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott BWV 101 BC A 118 Chorale cantata 10th Sunday after Trinity Bach Digital Cantata BWV 101 Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott history scoring sources for text and music translations to various languages discography discussion Bach Cantatas Website BWV 101 Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott English translation University of Vermont BWV 101 Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott text scoring University of Alberta Luke Dahn BWV 101 7 bach chorales com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nimm von uns Herr du treuer Gott BWV 101 amp oldid 1176351566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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