Composition: Ich bin in mir vergnügt, BWV 204 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Ich bin in mir vergnügt |
| Alternative title | I am content in myself |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Christian Friedrich Hunold (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 204 |
| Instrumentation | soprano and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1726 |
| First published | 1862 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1920 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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| Code |  |
Sections
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: 'Ruhig und in sich zufrieden' (No.2) | 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello 2 oboes, violin and cello 2 oboes, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ruhig und in sich zufrieden' (No.2) | — | Elie Jolliet |
| view | Aria: 'Die Schätzbarkeit der weiten Erden' (No.4) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello 3 violas 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Die Schätzbarkeit der weiten Erden' (No.4) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Meine Seele sei vergnügt' (No.6) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello flute, violin and cello flute, viola and cello 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Himmlische Vergnügsamkeit' (No.8) | 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 oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 3 violas and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1726 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1726 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ruhig und in sich zufrieden' (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello 2 oboes, violin and cello 2 oboes, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ruhig und in sich zufrieden' (No.2) | Arrangement |
Elie Jolliet | 2022 | Ruhig und in sich zufrieden (No. 2) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Die Schätzbarkeit der weiten Erden' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello 3 violas 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (in C major ) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Die Schätzbarkeit der weiten Erden' (No.4) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Meine Seele sei vergnügt' (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello flute, violin and cello flute, viola and cello 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (in G minor ) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Himmlische Vergnügsamkeit' (No.8) | 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 oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 3 violas and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
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