Gott, der Vater, wohn uns bei
Cantata for Trinity Sunday – Urtext
Martin Luther (text)
[solos,mix ch,orch] duration: 17′ solos: SATB – choir: SATB – 0.1.0.1 – 0.0.0.0 – tromba da tirarsi – str – bc
Description
The cantata “Gott, der Vater, wohn uns bei” is one of the few known purely choral cantatas by Johann Kuhnau. It is based on a chorale by Martin Luther, with identical wording in all verses with the exception of the first line. Kuhnau uses this by combining the three verses and setting them to music in a large-scale, single-movement concerto with a preceding sonata – a unique form in Kuhnau’s known vocal oeuvre.
The composition’s origins are obscure, but the use of the Luther chorale makes its intended use for the feast of Trinity clear. The number of voices mentioned in the source indicates a soloistic performance with an additional four ripieno singers in the choir. A special feature is the wind part, which can be played by either an oboe or a tromba da tirarsi. According to the editor, it is also conceivable that the tromba is only used in the sonata.
Audio sample: Opella Musica, camerata lipsiensis, cond. Gregor Meyer (cpo, 2013/2015)
PB 32029
score
EAN: 9790004215692
100 pages / 24.3 x 31 cm / 428 g / softcover
EB 32029
piano vocal score
EAN: 9790004186381
48 pages / 19 x 27 cm / 157 g / stapled
OB 32029-11
organ
EAN: 9790004355657
OB 32029-15
violin 1
EAN: 9790004355664
8 pages
OB 32029-16
violin 2
EAN: 9790004355671
8 pages
OB 32029-19
viola
David Erler (ed.)
Martin Luther (text)
EAN: 9790004355688
8 pages
OB 32029-26
basso (cello/double bass)
David Erler (ed.)
Martin Luther (text)
EAN: 9790004355695
12 pages
OB 32029-30
wind parts
David Erler (ed.)
Martin Luther (text)
EAN: 9790004355701
12 pages
Description
Description
The cantata “Gott, der Vater, wohn uns bei” is one of the few known purely choral cantatas by Johann Kuhnau. It is based on a chorale by Martin Luther, with identical wording in all verses with the exception of the first line. Kuhnau uses this by combining the three verses and setting them to music in a large-scale, single-movement concerto with a preceding sonata – a unique form in Kuhnau’s known vocal oeuvre.
The composition’s origins are obscure, but the use of the Luther chorale makes its intended use for the feast of Trinity clear. The number of voices mentioned in the source indicates a soloistic performance with an additional four ripieno singers in the choir. A special feature is the wind part, which can be played by either an oboe or a tromba da tirarsi. According to the editor, it is also conceivable that the tromba is only used in the sonata.
Audio sample: Opella Musica, camerata lipsiensis, cond. Gregor Meyer (cpo, 2013/2015)
Table of contents
| 1. | Sonata |
| 2. | Gott, der Vater, wohn uns bei |