Composition: Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Die Elenden sollen essen |
| Alternative title | The Poor shall Eat |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Samuel Rodigast (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 75 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 14 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1723 |
| First published | 1870 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2400 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Die Elenden sollen essen, daß sie satt werden | — | E minor | — |
| Recitativo (bass): Was hilft des Purpurs Majestät | — | B minor | — |
| Aria (tenor): Mein Jesus soll mein alles sein | — | G major | — |
| Recitativo (tenor): Gott stürzet und erhöhet | — | A minor | — |
| Aria (soprano): Ich nehme mein Leiden | — | A minor | — |
| Recitativo (soprano): Indes schenkt Gott ein gut Gewissen | — | G major | — |
| Chorale: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan | — | G major | — |
| 8. Sinfonia | — | G major | — |
| 9. Recitativo (alto): Nur eines kränkt | — | E minor | — |
| 10. Aria (alto): Jesus macht mich geistlich reich | — | E minor | — |
| 11. Recitativo (bass): Wer nur in Jesu bleibt | — | D major | — |
| 12. Aria (bass): Mein Herze glaubt und liebt | — | C major | — |
| 13. Recitativo (tenor): O Armut, der kein Reichtum gleicht! | — | A minor | — |
| 14. Chorale: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan | — | G major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
| view | Chorus: 'Die Elenden sollen essen' (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Mein Jesus soll mein alles sein' (No.3) | oboe damore, violin and cello oboe damore, viola and cello oboe damore and 2 cellos oboe, violin and cello oboe, viola and cello oboe 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 | Sinfonia (No.8) | 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Sinfonia (No.8) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Jesus macht mich geistlich reich' (No.10) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Mein Herze glaubt und liebt' (No.12) | 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: 'Mein Herze glaubt und liebt' (No.12) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Choral: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan' (No.14) | trumpet and strings | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Choral: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan' (No.14) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Choral: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan' (No.14) | piano | Herbert Henry John Murrill |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Chorale: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan' (No.14) | For Trumpet and Strings (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
| view | Synthesized | Chorale: 'Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan' (No.14) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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