Composition: Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut |
| Alternative title | My heart is bathed in blood |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Johann Heermann (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 199 |
| Instrumentation | soprano and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | C minor (Weimar Version) ; C minor (Leipzig and Köthen Version) |
| Composed | 1714 |
| First published | 1912 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recitative (soprano): Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut | — | — | — |
| Aria (soprano): Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen | — | — | — |
| Recitative (soprano): Doch Gott muss mir genädig sein | — | — | — |
| Aria (soprano): Tief gebückt und voller Reue | — | — | — |
| Recitative (soprano): Auf diese Schmerzensreu | — | — | — |
| Chorale (soprano): Ich, dein betrübtes Kind | — | — | — |
| Recitative (soprano): Ich lege mich in diese Wunden | — | — | — |
| Aria (soprano): Wie freudig ist mein Herz | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | soprano, trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
| view | Recitative: 'Ich lege mich in diese Wunden' (No.7) | harpsichord and soprano | Elie Jolliet |
| view | Aria: 'Wie freudig ist mein Herz' (No.8) | soprano, oboe and harpsichord | Elie Jolliet |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1714 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (Weimar Version) · view Anhang I: 6. Chorale: 'Ich, dein betrübtes Kind' (Weimar Version) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (Leipzig Version) · view |
| view | Selections (Nos.6-8) | — | — | — | 6. Choral: 'Ich, dein betrübtes Kind' 7. Recitative: 'Ich lege mich in diese Wunden' 8. Aria: 'Wie freudig ist mein Herz' · view |
| view | Selections (Nos.6-8) | — | — | — | Anhang II: Nos.6-8 · view Anhang II: 6. Chorale: 'Ich, dein betrübtes Kind' · view Anhang II: 7. Recitative: 'Ich lege mich in diese Wunden' · view Anhang II: 8. Aria: 'Wie freudig ist mein Herz' · view |
| view | Aria: 'Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen' (No.2) | — | — | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Tief gebückt und voller Reue' (No.4) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Ich, dein betrübtes Kind' (No.6) | — | — | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Viola da gamba · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Wie freudig ist mein Herz' (No.8) | — | — | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Wie freudig ist mein Herz' (No.8) | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Recitative: 'Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut' · view 2. Aria: 'Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen' · view 3. Recitative: 'Doch Gott muss mir genädig sein' · view 4. Aria: 'Tief gebückt und voller Reue' · view 5. Recitative: 'Auf diese Schmerzensreu' · view 6. Chorale: 'Ich, dein betrübtes Kind'-1st weimar edition · view 6. Chorale: 'Ich, dein betrübtes Kind'-2nd weimar edition · view 7. Recitative: 'Ich lege mich in diese Wunden' · view 8. Aria: 'Wie freudig ist mein Herz' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Oboe 1/2 · view Bassoon · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Harpsichord · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for soprano, trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Soprano · view Trumpet · view Organ · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Transcription Information · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Recitative: 'Ich lege mich in diese Wunden' (No.7) | Arrangement for harpsichord and soprano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Wie freudig ist mein Herz' (No.8) | Arrangement for soprano, oboe and harpsichord |
Elie Jolliet | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Michel Rondeau (trumpet) and Kathryn Palmer (soprano) and Michel Rondeau (trumpet) and Thomas Annand (organ) | For Soprano, Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | 1. Recitative: 'Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut' · file 2. Aria: 'Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen' · file 3. Recitative: 'Doch Gott muss mir genädig sein' · file 4. Aria: 'Tief gebückt und voller Reue' · file 5. Recitative: 'Auf diese Schmerzensreu' · file 6. Chorale: 'Ich, dein betrübtes Kind' · file 7. Recitiative: 'Ich lege mich in diese Wunden' · file 8. Aria: 'Wie freudig ist mein Herz' · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Soprano, Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | 1. Recitative: 'Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut' · file 2. Aria: 'Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen' · file 3. Recitative: 'Doch Gott muss mir genädig sein' · file 4. Aria: 'Tief gebückt und voller Reue' · file 5. Recitative: 'Auf diese Schmerzensreu' · file 6. Chorale: 'Ich, dein betrübtes Kind' · file 8. Aria: 'Wie freudig ist mein Herz' · file |
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