Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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- (Posted 2017-07-24) CPDL #45583:
- Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-07-24). Score information: A4, 46 pages, 3.15 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt.
General Information
Title: Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
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Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB, (ST in duet)
Genre: Sacred, Cantata
Language: Latin
Instruments: Orchestra: 2 flauti traversi, 2 oboes, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, continuo
First published: 1894 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 41
Opus: BWV 191, 3 movements
Description: Inscribed J.J. Festo Nativit: Xsti and first performed 1743 or, more probably, 1745. The music originated in the 1733 Missa (BWV 232a) and ultimately became movements 3, 7 & 11 of the Mass in B minor, BWV 232.
External websites:
- Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
- Gloria in excelsis Deo at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
View the Wikipedia article on BWV 191.
View the Wikipedia article on BWV 232a.
- Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.
Original text and translations
Visit the external website(s) listed above for the original text and/or translations.