Composition: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Himmelskönig, sei willkommen |
| Alternative title | King of Heaven, be Thou welcome |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Paul Stockmann (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 182 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | B flat major (1714); G major (other versions) |
| Composed | 1714 |
| First published | 1843 |
| Dedication | ; |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonata | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen | — | — | — |
| Recitative (bass): Siehe, ich komme, im Buch ist von mir geschrieben | — | — | — |
| Aria (bass): Starkes Lieben | — | — | — |
| Aria (alto): Leget euch dem Heiland unter | — | — | — |
| Aria (tenor): Jesu, laß durch Wohl und Weh | — | — | — |
| Chorus: Jesu, deine Passion ist mir lauter Freude | — | — | — |
| Chorale: So lasset uns gehen in Salem der Freuden | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Sonata (No.1) | 5 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | 4 recorders | Maximilian Olschewski |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | organ | Saverio Lomartire |
| view | Chorus: 'Himmelskönig, sei willkommen' (No.2) | 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Starkes Lieben' (No.4) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello violin, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Starkes Lieben' (No.4) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Leget euch dem Heiland unter' (No.5) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos flute, violin and cello flute, viola and cello flute and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Jesu, laß durch Wohl und Weh' (No.6) | violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Jesu, laß durch Wohl und Weh' (No.6) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Chorus: 'Jesu, deine Passion ist mir lauter Freude' (No.7) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Russ Bartoli |
| view | Chorale: 'So laßet uns gehen in Salem der Freuden' (No.8) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Chorale: 'So laßet uns gehen in Salem der Freuden' (No.8) | organ | William Thomas Best |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1714 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. 'Sonata' 2. Chorus: 'Himmelskönig, sei willkommen' 3. Recitative: 'Siehe, ich komme, im Buch ist von mir geschrieben' 4. Aria: 'Starkes Lieben' 5. Aria: 'Leget euch dem Heiland unter' 6. Aria: 'Jesu, laß durch Wohl und Weh' 7. Chorus: 'Jesu, deine Passion ist mir lauter Freude' 8. Chorale: 'So lasset uns gehen in Salem der Freuden' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute Violin Solo/Violins Violas I Violas II Cellos/Basses |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | parts | — | — | Recorder Violin Concertante Violins Violas I/II Continuo Engraving files (Lilypond) |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello violin, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Sonata (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
Saverio Lomartire | 2019 | Complete Score |
| view | Chorus: 'Himmelskönig, sei willkommen' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Starkes Lieben' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello violin, 3 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Starkes Lieben' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Leget euch dem Heiland unter' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello violin and 2 cellos flute, violin and cello flute, viola and cello flute and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Jesu, laß durch Wohl und Weh' (No.6) | Arrangement for violin and cello viola and cello 2 cellos violin and viola 2 violas |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Jesu, laß durch Wohl und Weh' (No.6) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| view | Chorus: 'Jesu, deine Passion ist mir lauter Freude' (No.7) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Chorale: 'So laßet uns gehen in Salem der Freuden' (No.8) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Chorale: 'So laßet uns gehen in Salem der Freuden' (No.8) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Sonata (No.1) | — | Complete Recording | |
| view | Synthesized | Sonata (No.1) | For 5 Recorders (AATTB) (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
| view | Synthesized | Sonata (No.1) | For 4 Recorders (Olschewski) | Synthesized Performance |
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Jesu, laß durch Wohl und Weh' (No.6) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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