Composition: Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet, BWV 212 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet |
| Alternative title | Cantate burlesque ; Peasant Cantata |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Christian Friedrich Henrici (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 212 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, bass and orchestra soprano, bass, flute, horn, 2 violins, viola and continuo |
| Number of movements | 24 |
| Keys | A major |
| Composed | 1742 |
| First published | 1881 |
| Dedication | In hommage of Carl Heinrich von Dieskau of Klein-Zschocher |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1800 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | 2 voices, mixed chorus and orchestra | Gerd Büntzly |
| view | Selections | 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Selections | violin, viola and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Selections | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Overture (No.1) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Overture (No.1) | flute | T.P. Gardner |
| view | Aria: 'Unser trefflicher lieber Kamerherr' (No.8) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Aria: 'Klein-Zschocher musse so zart und susse' (No.14) | 3 violins, viola and cello violin, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 3 violas and cello flute, violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Es nehme zehntausend Ducaten der Kammeherr' (No.16) | clarinet, strings and continuo | — |
| view | Aria: 'Dein Wachstum sei feste und lache vor Luft' (No.20) | violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Selection · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute · view Horn (F/C) · view Violin(s) I · view Violin(s) II · view Viola(s) · view Cello(s)/(Basses) · view Harpsichord · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Anhang: Continuo (Harpsichord) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1898 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts (with alternates) · view Chorus Score · view Flute · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (Nos.4, 8, 10) · view Complete Score and Parts (Nos.6, 12) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (Nos. 4, 8, 10) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part (Nos.2, 4, 18, 22) · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Overture (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Overture (No.1) | Arrangement for flute |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Unser trefflicher lieber Kamerherr' (No.8) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Klein-Zschocher musse so zart und susse' (No.14) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello violin, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 3 violas and cello flute, violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Es nehme zehntausend Ducaten der Kammeherr' (No.16) | Arrangement for clarinet, strings and continuo | — | — | Clarinet (B) - alternate for horn · view |
| view | Aria: 'Dein Wachstum sei feste und lache vor Luft' (No.20) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections (Nos.2, 4, 18, 22) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance (Nos.2, 4, 18, 22) · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: 'Unser trefflicher lieber Kamerherr' (No.8) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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