Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Selig ist der Mann |
| Alternative title | Blessed is the man, ‘’Dialogus’’ |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer Georg Christian Lehms, librettist Ahasverus Fritsch, librettist |
| Opus | BWV 57 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | G minor |
| Composed | 1725 |
| First published | 1863 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1680 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aria (bass): Selig ist der Mann | — | G minor | — |
| Recitativo (soprano): Ach! dieser süße Trost | — | E flat major | — |
| Aria (soprano): Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod | — | C minor | — |
| Recitativo (sopranobass): Ich reiche dir die Hand | — | G minor | — |
| Aria (bass): Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen | — | B flat major | — |
| Recitativo (sopranobass): In meiner Schoß liegt Ruh und Leben | — | E flat major | — |
| Aria (soprano): Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben | — | G minor | — |
| Chorale: Richte dich, Liebste, nach meinem Gefallen | — | B flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Aria: 'Selig ist der Mann' (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 2 violas and cello 2 oboes, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod' (No.3) | 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen' (No.5) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen' (No.5) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang Russ Bartoli |
| View | Aria: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben' (No.7) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben' (No.7) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Aria: 'Selig ist der Mann' 2. Recitativo: 'Ach! dieser süße Trost' 3. Aria: ' Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod' 4. Recitativo: 'Ich reiche dir die Hand' 5. Aria: 'Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen' 6. Recitativo: 'In meiner Schoß liegt Ruh und Leben' 7. Aria: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben' 8. Chorale: 'Richte dich, Liebste, nach meinem Gefallen' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2, Taille (English Horn) Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses Harpsichord Organ |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1892 | Complete Score Complete Score (alternate scan) |
| View | Chorale: 'Richte dich, Liebste, nach meinem Gefallen' (No.8) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| View | Aria: 'Selig ist der Mann' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 2 violas and cello 2 oboes, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod' (No.3) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos Russ Bartoli |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben' (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: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben' (No.7) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Trumpet Organ Engraving Files (Finale) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | — | Maria Stader, soprano | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | — | — | Complete Performance | ||
| View | Aria: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben' (No.7) | Michel Rondeau, trumpet Jeffrey Campbell, organ |
For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Complete Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Selections (Nos.1, 7) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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