BWV_30a

<i>Angenehmes Wiederau</i>, BWV 30a

Angenehmes Wiederau, BWV 30a

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Angenehmes Wiederau, freue dich in deinen Auen (Pleasant Wiederau, rejoice in thy meadows), BWV 30.1 (formerly BWV 30a),[1] is a 1737 secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, on a libretto by Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander). Bach reused some of its music in later works, including Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30.2, one of his church cantatas, which was nearly entirely modelled after the secular composition.[2]

Title page of the printed libretto of Angenehmes Wiederau (1737).

History and text

Wiederau manor

Angenehmes Wiederau was composed in Leipzig in 1737 by which time most of Bach's cantatas had already been completed. It was an homage to Johann Christian von Hennicke [de], who had acquired an estate at Wiederau [de] in Pegau near Leipzig. The work was performed on 28 September at Hennicke's Wiederau manor [commons].[1]

The libretto of the cantata was written by Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander), a frequent collaborator of the composer.[1][3]

Scoring and structure

First page of Bach's autograph score of the cantata.

The piece is scored for basso continuo , along with four vocal soloists (soprano as Zeit (Time), alto as Glück (Good Fortune), tenor as Elster (River Elster), bass as Schicksal (Fate)) and four-part choir.[1][4]

The cantata has thirteen movements:

  1. Chorus: Angenehmes Wiederau
  2. Recitative (bass, soprano, alto, tenor): So ziehen wir
  3. Aria (bass): Willkommen im Heil, willkommen in Freuden
  4. Recitative (alto): Da heute dir, gepriesner Hennicke
  5. Aria (alto): Was die Seele kann ergötzen
  6. Recitative (bass): Und wie ich jederzeit bedacht
  7. Aria (bass): Ich will dich halten
  8. Recitative (soprano): Und obwohl sonst der Unbestand
  9. Aria (soprano): Eilt, ihr Stunden, wie ihr wollt
  10. Recitative (tenor): So recht! ihr seid mir werte Gäste
  11. Aria (tenor): So, wie ich die Tropfen zolle
  12. Recitative (soprano, bass, alto): Drum, angenehmes Wiederau
  13. Chorus: Angenehmes Wiederau

Music

The eleventh movement, a tenor aria, is a reworking of a soprano aria from BWV 210. The other major movements were later reused in BWV 30.2, while the recitatives were newly composed.[5][6]

Recordings

References

  1. [1]
    Work 00039, Angenehmes Wiederau, freue dich in deinen Auen, at Bach Digital website.
  2. [2]
    Work 00038, Freue dich, erlöste Schar, at Bach Digital website.
  3. [3]
    C. S. Terry and D. Litti, "Bach's Cantata Libretti", Journal of the Royal Musical Association 1917 44(1): 71–125; doi:10.1093/jrma/44.1.71
  4. [4]
    Walter F. Bischof, Text and orchestration for BWV 30a, Bach Cantatas, University of Alberta (in German).
  5. [5]
    Julian Mincham
  6. [6]
    Classical Net

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