Composition: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Es ist das Heil uns kommen her |
| Alternative title | It is our salvation come here to us |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 9 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | E major |
| Composed | 1731 |
| First published | 1851 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1200 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her | — | E major | — |
| Recitative (bass): Gott gab uns ein Gesetz | — | C sharp minor | — |
| Aria (tenor): Wir waren schon zu tief gesunken | — | E major | — |
| Recitative (bass): Doch mußte das Gesetz erfüllet werden | — | B minor | — |
| Duetto Aria (sopranoalto): Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke | — | A major | — |
| Recitative (bass): Wenn wir die Sünd aus dem Gesetz erkennen | — | E major | — |
| Chorale: Ob sichs anließ, als wollt er nicht | — | E major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: 'Es ist das Heil uns kommen her' (No.1) | 3 violins, 2 violas and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Wir waren schon zu tief gesunken' (No.3) | violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | flute, oboe damore, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe damore, violin and 2 cellos flute, oboe damore, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe damore, viola and 2 cellos flute, oboe damore and 3 cellos oboe damore, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe damore, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin and 3 cellos flute, oboe, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe, violin and 2 cellos flute, oboe, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe, viola and 2 cellos flute, oboe and 3 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin and 3 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, violin and 3 cellos 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins and 3 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | 5 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Es ist das Heil uns kommen her' 2. Recitative: 'Gott gab uns ein Gesetz' 3. Aria: 'Wir waren schon zu tief gesunken' 4. Recitative: 'Doch mußte das Gesetz erfüllet werden' 5. Duetto Aria: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' 6. Recitative: 'Wenn wir die Sünd aus dem Gesetz erkennen' 7. Chorale: 'Ob sichs anließ, als wollt er nicht' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute Oboe d'amore Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute Oboe d'amore Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe/English Horn |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Book, with score examples |
| view | Chorale: 'Ob sichs anließ, als wollt er nicht' (No.7) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| view | Chorale: 'Ob sichs anließ, als wollt er nicht' (No.7) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| view | Chorus: 'Es ist das Heil uns kommen her' (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts (Original Key) Complete Score and Parts ( C major ) |
| view | Aria: 'Wir waren schon zu tief gesunken' (No.3) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | Arrangement for flute, oboe damore, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe damore, violin and 2 cellos flute, oboe damore, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe damore, viola and 2 cellos flute, oboe damore and 3 cellos oboe damore, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe damore, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin and 3 cellos flute, oboe, violin, viola and cello flute, oboe, violin and 2 cellos flute, oboe, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe, viola and 2 cellos flute, oboe and 3 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin and 3 cellos flute, 2 violins, viola and cello flute, 2 violins and 2 cellos flute, violin, 2 violas and cello flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, violin and 3 cellos 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins and 3 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Alto/Tenor 1 Recorders Alto/Tenor 2 Recorders Bass Recorder |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| view | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score Transcription Information Engraving files (Finale) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | For 5 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
| view | Synthesized | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
| view | Synthesized | Duet: 'Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke' (No.5) | For Organ (Bækgaard) | Synthesized Performance |
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