Composition: Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe, BWV 167 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe
Alternative title Ye mortals, extol God’s love
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Johann Gramann (librettist)
Opus BWV 167
Instrumentation soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 5
Keys G major
Composed 1723
First published 1887
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Composition types Sacred cantatas
Language German
Period Baroque
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Arrangements

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view Aria: 'Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe' (No.1) 3 violins, viola and cello
2 violins, 2 violas and cello
2 violins, viola and 2 cellos
Peter Lang
view Aria: 'Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe' (No.1) trumpet and organ Michel Rondeau
view Duetto Aria: 'Gottes Wort, das trüget nicht' (No.3) 2 violins, viola and cello
2 violins and 2 cellos
3 violas and cello
2 violas and 2 cellos
violin, viola and 2 cellos
Peter Lang
view Duetto Aria: 'Gottes Wort, das trüget nicht' (No.3) 4 violins Peter Lang
view Duetto Aria: 'Gottes Wort, das trüget nicht' (No.3) 4 violas Peter Lang
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) 4 accordions and bass Paul De Bra
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) 2 violins and cello
violin, viola and cello
violin and 2 cellos
3 violas and cello
2 violas and cello
Peter Lang
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) 3 violas Peter Lang
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) 3 cellos Peter Lang
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) organ Peter Bækgaard

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Complete Score · view
view Complete Complete Score · view
view Complete Ramon Casadesus-Masanell 2021 1. Aria: 'Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe' · view
2. Recitative: 'Gelobet sei der Herr Gott Israel' · view
3. Duetto Aria: 'Gottes Wort, das trüget nicht' · view
4. Recitative: 'Des Weibes Samen kam' · view
5. Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' · view
Engraving files (MuseScore) · view
view Complete vocal score Breitkopf und Härtel 1895 Complete Score · view
view Aria: 'Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe' (No.1) Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello
2 violins, 2 violas and cello
2 violins, viola and 2 cellos
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts · view
view Aria: 'Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe' (No.1) Arrangement for trumpet and organ
by Michel Rondeau
Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view
Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view
view Duetto Aria: 'Gottes Wort, das trüget nicht' (No.3) Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello
2 violins and 2 cellos
3 violas and cello
2 violas and 2 cellos
violin, viola and 2 cellos
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view
view Duetto Aria: 'Gottes Wort, das trüget nicht' (No.3) Arrangement for 4 violins
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts ( G major ) · view
view Duetto Aria: 'Gottes Wort, das trüget nicht' (No.3) Arrangement for 4 violas
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts · view
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass
by Paul De Bra
Complete Score · view
Complete Parts · view
Capella Source · view
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) Arrangement for 2 violins and cello
violin, viola and cello
violin and 2 cellos
3 violas and cello
2 violas and cello
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts (original key) · view
Complete Score and Parts (revoiced, original key) · view
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) Arrangement for 3 violas
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts ( C major ) · view
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) Arrangement for 3 cellos
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts ( C major ) · view
view Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) Arrangement for organ
by Peter Bækgaard
Complete Score · view
Transcription Information · view
Engraving files (Finale) · view

Recordings/Performances

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view Synthesized Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) Paul De Bra (conductor) For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) Complete Performance (Accordion Orchestra) · file
view Synthesized Chorale: 'Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren' (No.5) For 5 Accordians (De Bra) Complete Performance (4 Accordions and Bass Accordion) · file
view Synthesized Synthesized Aria: 'Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe' (No.1) For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) Synthesized Performance · file
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