Composition: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, BWV 84 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke |
| Alternative title | I am content with my Fortune |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Ämilie Juliane (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 84 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1727 |
| First published | 1872 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 960 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aria (soprano): Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke | — | E minor | — |
| Recitativo (soprano): Gott ist mir ja nichts schuldig | — | B minor | — |
| Aria (soprano): Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot | — | G major | — |
| Recitativo (soprano): Im Schweiße meines Angesichts | — | E minor | — |
| Choral: Ich leb indes in dir vergnüget | — | B minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: 'Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke' (No.1) | oboe, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos 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: 'Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot' (No.3) | 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot' (No.3) | 2 violins and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot' (No.3) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
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| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Aria: 'Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke' · view 2. Recitativo: 'Gott ist mir ja nichts schuldig' · view 3. Aria: 'Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot' · view 4. Recitativo: 'Im Schweiße meines Angesichts' · view 5. Choral: 'Ich leb indes in dir vergnüget' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1892 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Color Covers · view |
| view | Choral: 'Ich leb indes in dir vergnüget' (No.5) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Choral: 'Ich leb indes in dir vergnüget' (No.5) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke' (No.1) | Arrangement for oboe, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 3 violas and cello oboe, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos 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 |
| view | Aria: 'Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot' (No.3) | Arrangement for 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view Complete Score and Parts (revoiced) · view Complete Score and Parts (revoiced with additional lines) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot' (No.3) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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