Composition: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Jesu, meine Freude |
| Alternative title | Jesu my joy |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 227 |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 11 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1723 |
| First published | 1803 |
| Dedication | Motet for a ? |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Motets |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesu, meine Freude | — | — | — |
| Es ist nun nichts Verdammliches | — | — | — |
| Unter deinem Schirmen | — | — | — |
| Denn das Gesetz | — | — | — |
| Trotz dem alten Drachen | — | — | — |
| Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich | — | — | — |
| Weg mit allen Schätzen | — | — | — |
| So aber Christus in euch ist | — | — | — |
| Gute Nacht, o Wesen | — | — | — |
| So nun der Geist | — | — | — |
| Weicht, ihr Trauergeister | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | organ | Emmanuel Legrand |
| view | Jesu, meine Freude (No.1) | 4 violas | — |
| view | Gute Nacht, o Wesen (No.9) | voice and keyboard | Alain Brunet |
| view | Gute Nacht, o Wesen (No.9) | organ | Alain Brunet |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Möseler Verlag | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Fritz Brodersen | — | 1. Jesu, meine Freude · view 2. Es ist nun nichts · view 3. Unter deinen Schirmen · view 4. Denn das Gestz des Geistes · view 5. Trotz dem alten Drachen · view 6. Ihr aber seid nicht Fleisch · view 7. Weg mit allen Schätzen · view 8. So aber Christus in euch ist · view 9. Gute Nacht, o Wesen · view 10. So nun der Geist · view 11. Weicht ihr Trauergeister · view Engraving Files (Capella) · view Engraving Files (MusicXML) · view |
| view | Jesu, meine Freude (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score ( E minor ) · view |
| view | Jesu, meine Freude (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score ( C minor , transposed) · view Engraving files (M-Tx & TeX) · view |
| view | Jesu, meine Freude (No.1) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Möseler Verlag | — | Sopranos I/Violins I · view Sopranos II/Violins II · view Altos/Violins III (or Violas I) · view Altos/Violas I · view Tenors/Violas II · view Basses/Bassoon/Cellos/Double Basses · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 1. Jesu, meine Freude (Textless) 11. Weicht, ihr Trauergeister (Textless) · view 3. Unter deinem Schirmen (Textless) · view 7. Weg mit allen Schätzen (Textless) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 1. Jesu, meine Freude (Textless) 11. Weicht, ihr Trauergeister (Textless) · view 7. Weg mit allen Schätzen (Textless) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Emmanuel Legrand | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Jesu, meine Freude (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 violas | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Gute Nacht, o Wesen (No.9) | Arrangement for voice and keyboard |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gute Nacht, o Wesen (No.9) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (orchestra) | Kurt Thomas (conductor) and Thomanerchor (performer) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Complete Performance · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | 1. Jesu, meine Freude · file 2. Es ist nun nichts · file 3. Unter deinen Schirmen · file 4. Denn das Gestz des Geistes · file 5. Trotz dem alten Drachen · file 6. Ihr aber seid nicht Fleisch · file 7. Weg mit allen Schätzen · file 8. So aber Christus in euch ist · file 9. Gute Nacht, o Wesen · file 10. So nun der Geist · file 11. Weicht ihr Trauergeister · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Jesu, meine Freude (No.1) | — | Synthesized Performance [C minor: transposed] · file |
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