Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248 V
Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Let honour be sung to You, O God),[1] BWV 248V (also written as BWV 248 V), is a church cantata for the second Sunday after Christmas, which Johann Sebastian Bach composed as the fifth part of his Christmas Oratorio, written for the Christmas season of 1734–35 in Leipzig.[2] The cantata was first performed on 2 January 1735.[2]
History
Bach had been presenting church cantatas for the Christmas season in the Thomaskirche (St. Thomas) and Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas) since his appointment as director musices in Leipzig in 1723, including these cantatas for the second Sunday after Christmas:[3][4][5]
- As part of his first cantata cycle: Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153, first performed on 2 January 1724.[6]
- As part of his third cantata cycle: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58 (early version), first performed on 5 January 1727, and in its later version, first performed on 4 January 1733 or 3 January 1734, added to the chorale cantata cycle.[7]
Music and content
BWV 248 V is scored for 2 oboes d'amore, 2 violin parts, 1 viola part and continuo.[2]
| No. | Key | Time | Incipit | Scoring | Model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Chorus | A maj/F♯ min | 3 4 | Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen | Oboe d'amore I, II, strings, continuo | |
| 44 | Recitative (Evangelist, tenor) | Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem | Continuo | Matthew 2:1 | ||
| 45 | Chorus Recitative (alto) Chorus | D major |  | Wo ist der neugeborne König der Juden Sucht ihn in meiner Brust Wir haben seinen Stern gesehen | Oboe d'amore I, II, strings, continuo | Matthew 2:2; BWV 247/43: "Pfui dich, wie fein zerbrichst du den Tempel" (conjectured).[8] |
| 46 | Chorale | A major | | Dein Glanz all' Finsternis verzehrt | Oboe d'amore I, II, strings, continuo | Nun liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit (Weissel 1642), v. 5; Zahn 2461c (1581)[9] |
| 47 | Aria (bass) | F♯ minor | 2 4 | Erleucht' auch meine finstre Sinnen | Oboe d'amore I solo, organ senza continuo | BWV 215/7: "Durch die von Eifer entflammeten Waffen" |
| 48 | Recitative (Evangelist, tenor) | Da das der König Herodes hörte | Continuo | Matthew 2:3 | ||
| 49 | Recitative (alto) | Warum wollt ihr erschrecken | Strings, continuo | |||
| 50 | Recitative (Evangelist, tenor) | Und ließ versammeln alle Hohenpriester | Continuo | Matthew 2:4-6 | ||
| 51 | Trio (sopr., alto, ten.) | B minor | 2 4 | Ach! wann wird die Zeit erscheinen? | Violin I solo, continuo | unknown |
| 52 | Recitative (alto) | Mein Liebster herrschet schon | Continuo | |||
| 53 | Chorale | A major | | Zwar ist solche Herzensstube | Oboe d'amore I, II, strings, continuo | Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte (Franck 1655), v. 9; Zahn 3614b (1687)[10] |
- Part V is meant to be performed on the Sunday between New Year's Day and Epiphany on 6 January; in some years there is no such day, e.g in 2017, 2018 & 2019.
References
- Dürr & Jones 2006, p. 169.
- Bach Digital Work 11389
- Wolff 2002, pp. 237–257.
- Dürr & Jones 2006, pp. 22–35.
- Buelow 2016, p. 272.
- Bach Digital Work 00187
- Bach Digital Works 00074 and 00073
- Werner Breig, sleeve notes to John Eliot Gardiner's recording of the Christmas Oratorio (Deutsche Grammophon Archiv, 4232322, 1987)
- "Work 11265". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive. 2018-07-15.
- "Work 11267". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive. 2018-07-15.
Sources
- Buelow, George J. (2016). The Late Baroque Era. The Late Baroque Era: Vol 4. From The 1680s To 1740. Springer. ISBN 978-1-34-911303-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Dürr, Alfred; Jones, Richard D. P. (2006). The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text. Oxford University Press. pp. 102–105, 820. ISBN 978-0-19-929776-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wolff, Christoph (2002). Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32256-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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