Bach uses the familiar melody of the original hymn tune (e.
A chorale) in the two movements that we have (first and last) [the beautiful high pitches are chorale melodies drawn out. Chorale: hymn tune with 4 part harmony (soprano, alto, tenor, ass) -as the director of SST. Thomas (ii. , the Leipzig Period 1723-50) Bach's duties included providing music for the Lutheran services on Sunday -Bach wrote most of his 200* chorales for Sunday service at SST. Thomas' Church In Leipzig -Scholars have determined that Bach wrote 150 cantatas during his first 3 years In Leipzig- that meaner one every single weekly 48132 144 -What does the process of writing a cantata each week entail?Bach must: 1 -select a text 2.
Write the music 3. Write out the parts/supervise 4. Rehearse the score 5. Perform -Plus all his other duties BACH=superhuman Washed AUP, ruff nuns die Stemmed- "Awake, a voice calls to us'?written for the 27th Sunday after Trinity (1731) -7 movements 1 . Chorus (awake) 2. Recitative (he comes) 3.
Aria(duet) (when will you come, my salvation? ) 4. Chorale (Zion hears the watchmen singing) 5. Recitative (so come in with me) 6. Aria(duet) (my friend is mine) 7.
Horal (may Gloria be sung to you) Oust know 7 movements] CRA-CRACK Two movements presented here: First movement-polyphonic Last movement= homophobic -Gospel reading for this service Is a parable of the foolish and wise virgins who await he arrival of the bridegroom Wise virgins are prepared (have oil) Last Movement (chorale) -tune easy to recognize (and familiar to congregation, in circulation before Bach set it) 1 . homophobic texture; four-part harmony 2. Melody is in the top voice 3. Syllabic setting 4.
Doubling: instruments of the orchestra play the same parts as the voices sing 5.Words are from last stanza of hymn Bar form= ABA Opening phrase is sung twice (AAA) Followed by a contrasting section (B) Also called song form (like USB=star spangled banner) First movement An opening chorus -Dotted rhythms (long-short-long-short) make this sound like a march (similar to French overture) -Upper voice has the (soprano) chorale melody in very long notes - Elaborate lines of counterpoint weaved with the lower voices and the orchestra Form: Bar form, but long pauses between sung sections are filled in by the orchestra -uses the retooling principle-each vocal chorale section is followed by an orchestra retooling section retooling.
