Composition: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 91 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1724 |
| First published | 1875 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1200 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ | — | G major | 69 |
| Recitativo and Chorale (soprano): Der Glanz der höchsten Herrlichkeit | — | E minor | 23 |
| Aria (tenor): Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein | — | A minor | 87 |
| Recitativo (bass): O Christenheit! | — | G major | 13 |
| Aria (sopranoalto): Die Armut, so Gott auf sich nimmt E minor) | — | E minor | 72 |
| Chorale: Das hat er alles uns getan | — | G major | 10 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: 'Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ' (No.1) | 4 violins, 3 violas and 2 cellos 6 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein' (No.3) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 3 oboes, viola and cello 3 oboes and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 2 violas and cello 2 oboes, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboes, violin, viola and cello 2 oboes, violin and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein' (No.3) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein' (No.3) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Die Armut, so Gott auf sich nimmt' (No.5) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos 3 violas and cello 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 Extra movements for BWV 91 and BWV 97 · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Anhang: 5-6. Die frühere Fassung des Duetts und des Chorals · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ' · view 2. Recitativo and Chorale: 'Der Glanz der höchsten Herrlichkeit' · view 3. Aria: 'Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein' · view 4. Recitativo: 'O Christenheit!' · view 5. Aria: 'Die Armut, so Gott auf sich nimmt' · view 6. Chorale: 'Das hat er alles uns getan' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2, 3 · view Bassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (G) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses) · view Organ · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | 1. Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Das hat er alles uns getan' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Das hat er alles uns getan' (No.6) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ' (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 violins, 3 violas and 2 cellos 6 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein' (No.3) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 3 oboes, viola and cello 3 oboes and 2 cellos 2 oboes, 2 violas and cello 2 oboes, viola and 2 cellos 2 oboes, violin, viola and cello 2 oboes, violin and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello oboe, 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein' (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Gott, dem der Erden Kreis zu klein' (No.3) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Die Armut, so Gott auf sich nimmt' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos 3 violas and cello 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
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