Composition: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [II] |
| Alternative title | Now come, Saviour of the Gentiles |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 62 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | B minor |
| Composed | 1724 |
| First published | 1868 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1320 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland | — | B minor | — |
| Aria (tenor): Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis | — | G major | — |
| Recitativo (bass): So geht aus Gottes Herrlichkeit und Thron | — | D major | — |
| Aria (bass): Streite, siege, starker Held! | — | D major | — |
| Recitativo (sopranoalto): Wir ehren diese Herrlichkeit | — | A major | — |
| Chorale: Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, g'tan | — | B minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (No.1) | 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 |
Russ Bartoli and Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' (No.2) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' (No.2) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' (No.4) | violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' (No.4) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Chorale: 'Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, ton' (No.6) | mixed chorus and 4 recorders | Christian Mondrup |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1761 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Fritz Brodersen | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' · view 2. Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' · view 3. Recitativo: 'So geht aus Gottes Herrlichkeit und Thron' · view 4. Aria: 'Streite, siege, starker Held!' · view 5. Recitativo: 'Wir ehren diese Herrlichkeit' · view 6. Chorale: 'Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, g'tan' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2 · view Horn (C) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Harpsichord · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2 · view Horn (D) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Bassoon) · view Organ · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Fritz Brodersen | — | Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Horn or Slide Trumpet · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Bassoons/Cellos/Basses/Keyboard) · view Vocal soli, Chorus · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (No.1) | parts | Manuscript | — | Violins I (mm. 1-22 only) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, ton' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, ton' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless, A minor ) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (No.1) | 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 | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts (for 2 Cellos in original key) · view Complete Score and Parts (for various duos in F major ) · view Complete Score and Parts (for various duos in F major with additional lines) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' (No.4) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, ton' (No.6) | Arrangement for mixed chorus and 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Choral Score · view Complete Recorder Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (MUP, LaTeX, shell script) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | 1. Chorus: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' · file 2. Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen dies große Geheimnis' · file 3. Recitative: 'So geht aus Gottes Herrlichkeit und Thron' · file 4. Aria: 'Streite, siege starker Held' · file 5. Recitative accompagnato: 'Wir ehren diese Herrlichkeit' · file 6. Chorale: 'Lob sei Gott, dem Vater ton' · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: 'Bewundert, o Menschen, dies grosse Geheimnis' (No.4) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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