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== Scoring and structure == |
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The cantata is scored for tenor and bass soloists, [[bassoon]], three [[violin]]s, [[viola]], [[cello]] and [[pipe organ|organ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/catal/bacjs/baccatv2b.html|accessdate=18 May 2013|title=Cantates 217–224|publisher=Université du Québec|language= |
The cantata is scored for tenor and bass soloists, [[bassoon]], three [[violin]]s, [[viola]], [[cello]] and [[pipe organ|organ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/catal/bacjs/baccatv2b.html|accessdate=18 May 2013|title=Cantates 217–224|publisher=Université du Québec|language=fr}}</ref> |
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It has nine movements: |
It has nine movements: |
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#Sinfonia |
#Sinfonia |
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#Recitative (tenor): ''{{lang|de|Wer |
#Recitative (tenor): ''{{lang|de|Wer sucht die Pracht, wer wünscht den Glanz}}'' |
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#Duet aria (tenor and bass): ''{{lang|de|Seele suchst du dein Vergnügen}}'' |
#Duet aria (tenor and bass): ''{{lang|de|Seele suchst du dein Vergnügen}}'' |
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#Recitative (bass): ''{{lang|de|Umsonst ist hier die Kunst, nur Schatten}}'' |
#Recitative (bass): ''{{lang|de|Umsonst ist hier die Kunst, nur Schatten}}'' |
Latest revision as of 02:45, 9 April 2022
Wer sucht die Pracht, wer wünscht den Glanz (Who seeks the splendour, who desires the radiance), BWV 221,[a] is a cantata by an unknown composer, formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. The event for which it was written is also unknown.[1]
Scoring and structure
[edit]The cantata is scored for tenor and bass soloists, bassoon, three violins, viola, cello and organ.[2]
It has nine movements:
- Sinfonia
- Recitative (tenor): Wer sucht die Pracht, wer wünscht den Glanz
- Duet aria (tenor and bass): Seele suchst du dein Vergnügen
- Recitative (bass): Umsonst ist hier die Kunst, nur Schatten
- Aria (tenor): Felsenfest muß der Grund von Herzen Stehen
- Recitative (bass): So ist denn das dein einziges Bemühen
- Aria (bass): Entfernet euch, Vergänglichkeiten
- Recitative (tenor): O schöner Schluß, o wohl
- Duet aria (tenor and bass): Der Himmel selbst zerfällt, sein Glanz
Recording
[edit]- Alsfelder Vokalensemble / Steintor Barock Bremen, Wolfgang Helbich. The Apocryphal Bach Cantatas. CPO, 1991.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "BWV" is Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, a thematic catalogue of Bach's works.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cantata BWV 221 Wer sucht die Pracht, wer wünscht den Glanz". Bach Cantatas Website. Archived from the original on 2017-05-14. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Cantates 217–224" (in French). Université du Québec. Retrieved 18 May 2013.