Composition: Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut, BWV 117 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Johann Jacob Schütz (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 117 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 9 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1731 |
| First published | 1876 |
| Dedication | of Christian von Weißenfels |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1560 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sei Lob und Ehr' dem höchsten Gut | — | G major | 100 |
| Es danken dir die Himmelsheer | — | C major | 33 |
| Was unser Gott geschaffen hat | — | E minor | 66 |
| Ich rief dem Herrn in meiner Not | — | G major | 14 |
| Der Herr ist noch und nimmer nicht | — | D major | 22 |
| Wenn Trost und Hülf ermangeln muß | — | B minor | 57 |
| Ich will dich all mein Leben lang | — | D major | 84 |
| Ihr, die ihr Christi Namen nennt | — | B minor | 10 |
| So kommet vor sein Angesicht | — | G major | 100 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: 'Sei Lob und Ehr' dem höchsten Gut' (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Was unser Gott geschaffen hat' (No.3) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 3 violas and cello 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 oboe damores, viola and cello 2 oboe damores and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, viola and cello oboe damore, violin and 2 cellos oboe damore, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Was unser Gott geschaffen hat' (No.3) | violin, viola and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Was unser Gott geschaffen hat' (No.3) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Wenn Trost und Hülf ermangeln muß' (No.6) | violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ich will dich all mein Leben lang' (No.7) | 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 flute, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello flute, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos flute, violin, 3 violas and cello flute, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Sei Lob und Ehr' dem höchsten Gut' · view 2. Recitativo: 'Es danken dir die Himmelsheer' · view 3. Aria: 'Was unser Gott geschaffen hat' · view 4. Chorale: 'Ich rief dem Herrn in meiner Not' · view 5. Recitativo: 'Der Herr ist noch und nimmer nicht' · view 6. Aria: 'Wenn Trost und Hülf ermangeln muß' · view 7. Aria: 'Ich will dich all mein Leben lang' · view 8. Recitativo: 'Ihr, die ihr Christi Namen nennt' · view 9. Chorale: 'So kommet vor sein Angesicht' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe/Oboe d'amore 1, 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Ich rief dem Herrn in meiner Not' (No.4) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless without Figured bass) · view Study Choral Score (Textless with Figured bass) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Ich rief dem Herrn in meiner Not' (No.4) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless, Version 1) · view Study Choral Score* (Textless, Version 2) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Sei Lob und Ehr' dem höchsten Gut' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Was unser Gott geschaffen hat' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos 3 violas and cello 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 oboe damores, viola and cello 2 oboe damores and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos oboe damore, violin, viola and cello oboe damore, violin and 2 cellos oboe damore, 2 violas and cello oboe damore, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Was unser Gott geschaffen hat' (No.3) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Was unser Gott geschaffen hat' (No.3) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Wenn Trost und Hülf ermangeln muß' (No.6) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos 2 violas and cello viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2013 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich will dich all mein Leben lang' (No.7) | 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 flute, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello flute, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos flute, violin, 3 violas and cello flute, violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
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