Meine Seele rühmt und preist (Hoffmann, Melchior)

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This cantata was formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach as BWV 189.


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Aria: 'Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen' (No.5)

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Feldmahler (2006/8/30)

Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905)
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Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 37 (pp.213-26)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1891. Plate B.W. XXXVII.
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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905)
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Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 37 (pp.213-26)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1891. Plate B.W. XXXVII.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A4529.
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5 more: 2. Recitative: 'Denn seh' ich mich und auch mein Leben an' • 3. Aria: 'Gott hat sich hoch gesetzet' • 4. Recitative: 'O wass vor grosse Dinge treff ich an allen Orten an' • 5. Aria: 'Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen' • Engraving files (MuseScore)

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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1895).
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4 more: Oboe • Violin • Continuo • Organ/Harpsichord

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Misc. Notes Source - Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 37
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1891. Plate B.W. XXXVII.
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Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822-1907), piano reduction [?]
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1895).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Aria: 'Meine Seele rühmt und preist' (No.1)

For Quintets: Flute and Oboe ad lib. and Strings (Lang)

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Aria: 'Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen' (No.5)

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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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General Information

Work Title Meine Seele rühmt und preist
Alternative. Title Cantata for the Feast of the Visitation
Composer Hoffmann, Melchior
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. ("BWV 189") ; BWV Anh.II 23
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IMH 2
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements:
  1. Aria (tenor): Meine Seele rühmt und preist
  2. Recitative (tenor): Denn seh' ich mich und auch mein Leben an
  3. Aria (tenor): Gott hat sich hoch gesetzet
  4. Recitative (tenor): O wass vor grosse Dinge treff ich an allen Orten an
  5. Aria (tenor): Deine Güte, dein Erbarmen
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. Unknown
First Publication. 1891 (BGA)
Librettist Anonymous
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation tenor, flute, oboe, violin, continuo
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article
Bach-Cantatas.com
Extra Information The Bach-Cantatas page gives the instrumentation as 2 recorders instead of 1 flute, though the score they link to is the Dörffel edition (see above) that has 1 flute. Tagged for flute for now, but it would be interesting to find Hoffmann's original manuscript.

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