Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Schwingt freudig euch empor |
| Alternative title | Soar joyfully upwards |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer Martin Luther, librettist Philipp Nicolai, librettist |
| Opus | BWV 36 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1725 |
| First published | 1857 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Selections | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
| View | Chorus: 'Schwingt freudig euch empor' (No.1) | 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Russ Bartoli |
| View | Chorale: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (No.2) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos 3 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Die Liebe zieht mit sanften Schritten' (No.3) | oboe damore, violin and cello oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 cellos 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Chorale: 'Der du bist dem Vater gleich' (No.6) | 2 oboes, viola and cello 2 oboes and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' (No.7) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' (No.7) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' (No.7) | piano | Harold Bauer |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | (1725-30, BC A 3a) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| View | (1725-30, BC A 3a) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | (1731, BC A 3b) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | (1731, BC A 3b) | — | — | — | Complete Score, anhang, report Complete Score Extra Movements |
| View | (1731, BC A 3b) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | (1731, BC A 3b) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | (1731, BC A 3b) | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Schwingt freudig euch empor' 2. Choral: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' 3. Aria: 'Die Liebe zieht mit sanften Schritten' 4. Chorale: 'Zwingt die Saiten in Cythara' 5. Aria: 'Willkommen, werter Schatz' 6. Chorale: 'Der du bist dem Vater gleich' 7. Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' 8. Chorale: 'Lob sei Gott dem Vater ton' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| View | (1725-30, BC A 3a) | parts | Manuscript | — | Incomplete Parts (Violas, Ob.1 and 2 of Movement 1) |
| View | (1731, BC A 3b) | parts | Manuscript | 1731 | Complete Parts |
| View | (1731, BC A 3b) | parts | — | — | Oboe d'amore 1, 2 Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| View | (1731, BC A 3b) | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1891 | Complete Score |
| View | Chorale: 'Zwingt die Saiten in Cythara' (''1ma pars'', No.4) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score Complete Score (transposed down to D flat major ) |
| View | Chorale: 'Lob sei Gott dem Vater g'thon' (''2da pars'', No.8) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Book, with music examples |
| View | Chorale: 'Zwingt die Saiten in Cythara' (No.4) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| View | Chorale: 'Zwingt die Saiten in Cythara' (No.4) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| View | Chorale: 'Lob sei Gott dem Vater ton' (No.8) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | 2. Chorale: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' 6. Chorale: 'Der du bist dem Vater gleich' 7. Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' Notes about the transcriptions Engraving files (Finale) |
| View | Chorus: 'Schwingt freudig euch empor' (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Chorale: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos 3 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts (original key) Complete Score and Parts (in A major) |
| View | Aria: 'Die Liebe zieht mit sanften Schritten' (No.3) | Arrangement for oboe damore, violin and cello oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 cellos 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Chorale: 'Der du bist dem Vater gleich' (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 oboes, viola and cello 2 oboes and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts Complete Score and Parts (revoiced) |
| View | Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' (No.7) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' (No.7) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' (No.7) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1939 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Aria: 'Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen' (No.7) | Michel Rondeau, trumpet Jeffrey Campbell, organ |
For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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