Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

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• (Posted 2016-11-28)  CPDL #42119: 

Editor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2016-11-28).   Score information: A4, 34 pages, 1.95 MB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Scanned vocal score from http://www.bach-cantatas.com. Includes English text

General Information

Title: Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist: Salomo Franck^{create page}

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB

Genre: Sacred, Cantata for Easter Sunday

Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, taille, [bassoon], strings, bc

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Description: Composed at Weimar in 1715 and revised at Leipzig 1724 & 1731. Only some of the original parts survive, making details of instrumentation unclear: the mostly colla parte reeds may have been added in 1716; only the top two oboe parts may have been played (on oboe d'amore) at Leipzig; and the 5-part chorus appears to have been sung SATB after 1731.

External websites:

• Complete libretto at U. Alberta
• Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 (Johann Sebastian Bach) at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)

• View the Wikipedia article on Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 (Johann Sebastian Bach).

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