Composition: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Unser Mund sei voll Lachens |
| Alternative title | May our mouth be full of laughter |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 110 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1725 |
| First published | 1876 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1620 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens | — | D major | — |
| Aria (tenor): Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen | — | B minor | — |
| Recitativo (bass): Dir, Herr, ist niemand gleich | — | F sharp minor | — |
| Aria (alto): Ach Herr! was ist ein Menschenkind | — | F sharp minor | — |
| Duetto Aria (sopranoalto): Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe | — | A major | — |
| Aria (bass): Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder | — | D major | — |
| Chorale: Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott | — | B minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' (No.2) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, violin, viola and cello flute, violin and 2 cellos 2 flutes, viola and cello 2 flutes and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' (No.2) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' (No.2) | 2 violins violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' (No.2) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Ach Herr! was ist ein Menschenkind' (No.4) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin and cello oboe, viola and cello oboe and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin and cello oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ach Herr! was ist ein Menschenkind' (No.4) | 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe' (No.5) | 3 cellos | Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe' (No.5) | violin and 2 violas violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 3 violas 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe' (No.5) | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
| view | Aria: 'Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder' (No.6) | 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder' (No.6) | 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Chorale: 'Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott' (No.7) | mixed chorus 4 recorders |
Christian Mondrup |
| view | Chorale: 'Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott' (No.7) | organ | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Unser Mund sei voll Lachens' 2. Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' 3. Recitativ: 'Dir, Herr, ist niemand gleich' 4. Aria: 'Ach Herr! was ist ein Menschenkind' 5. Duetto Aria: 'Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe' 6. Aria: 'Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder' 7. Chorale: Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 Oboe 1, 2, 3, Oboe d'amore, Oboe da caccia (or English Horn) Bassoon Trumpet 1 (D/C), 2, 3 (D) Timpani Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| view | Aria: 'Ach Herr! was ist ein Menschenkind' (No.4) | parts | — | — | Alto and Continuo Oboe d'amore Continuo Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | 1. Unser Mund sei voll Lachens |
| view | Chorale: 'Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott' (No.7) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| view | Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos flute, violin, viola and cello flute, violin and 2 cellos 2 flutes, viola and cello 2 flutes and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' (No.2) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| view | Aria: 'Ach Herr! was ist ein Menschenkind' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin and cello oboe, viola and cello oboe and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin and cello oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Ach Herr! was ist ein Menschenkind' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts ( D minor ) |
| view | Aria: 'Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe' (No.5) | Arrangement for 3 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe' (No.5) | Arrangement for violin and 2 violas violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 3 violas 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts Complete Score and Parts ( F major ) |
| view | Aria: 'Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe' (No.5) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score Transcription Information Engraving files (Finale) |
| view | Aria: 'Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder' (No.6) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Wacht auf, ihr Adern und ihr Glieder' (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Chorale: 'Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott' (No.7) | Arrangement for mixed chorus 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete score ( G minor ) Complete score ( G minor ), recorder notation Engraving files (MUP, shell script) |
| view | Chorale: 'Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott' (No.7) | Arrangement for organ | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2007 | Complete Score ( G minor ) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Ihr Gedanken und ihr Sinnen' (No.2) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Ach Herr! was ist ein Menschenkind' (No.4) | For Ensemble (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
| view | Synthesized | Chorale: 'Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott' (No.7) | For Choir acapella or Recorders (Mondrup) | Synthesized Performance |
| view | Synthesized | Chorale: 'Alleluja! Gelobt sei Gott' (No.7) | For Organ (Gouin) | Synthesized Performance |
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