Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1342–1345

Last updated
Telemann's Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1343: first page of Christian Gotthilf Sensenschmidt's mid 18th century copy of the score. TWV1343-BeckerScore-p1.png
Telemann's Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1343: first page of Christian Gotthilf Sensenschmidt's mid 18th century copy of the score.

There are four church cantatas by Georg Philipp Telemann sharing the title Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied: [1]

Contents

Another cantata with the same name, TWV 1:1748, was erroneously attributed to Telemann: it was composed by Melchior Hoffmann. [2] Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 7:30 is Telemann's setting of Psalm 96. [3] [4] [5]

TWV 1:1342, for Trinity XXIII

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1342, is a church cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity by Georg Philipp Telemann. [1] It was written in Hamburg in 1724. [6] Its music is lost: only the text, by an anonymous poet, survives. [6]

TWV 1:1343, for Ascension

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1343, is a church cantata for Ascension by Georg Philipp Telemann. [1] [7] [8] It was composed on a text by Johann Friedrich Helbig, and belongs to Telemann's year-cycle without recitative (German : Jahrgang ohne Rezitativ). [6] [7] [8] It was performed in Hamburg in 1725. [9] The cantata has these movements: [7] [10]

  1. "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied" (aria for alto)
  2. "Christus hat den Lauf vollendet" (da capo aria for tenor)
  3. "Christ fuhr gen Himmel" (chorale)
  4. "Seid ihr nun mit Christo auferstanden" (aria for bass)
  5. "Soll euch Christi Himmelfahrt" (aria for soprano)
  6. "Zeuch Jesu uns zeuch uns nach dir" (chorale)

The cantata is in D major. [7] [8] Around the middle of the 18th century, Christian Gotthilf Sensenschmidt made a copy of the cantata, consisting of a score and performance parts. [7] [11] In that copy, the cantata is scored for SATB soloists and chorus, strings (two violin parts, one viola part and one cello part), two clarinos, timpani and continuo (figured part for organ, bassoon, and the cello part). [7] A version of the cantata with a somewhat different scoring (including two additional oboes) was performed in 1725 in Frankfurt am Main. [8] Sensenschmidt's copy of the cantata came in the possession of Carl Ferdinand Becker, and was later added to the collection of the Leipzig City Library. [7] [10] [12] A digital facsimile of the Becker manuscript was made available on the SLUB Dresden website. [10]

TWV 1:1344, for Easter

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1344, is a church cantata for Easter by Georg Philipp Telemann. [1] It was composed on a text by "Petiscus" (i.e. Martin Friedrich Pitiscus, 1722-1794 [13] ), and performed in Hamburg in 1761. [6] [14] The cantata, in D major, is scored for SATB soloists and chorus, strings (two violin parts, and parts for viola and cello), two flutes, two oboes, two trumpets, timpani and organ (continuo). [14]

TWV 1:1345, for St. John's Day

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 1:1345, is a church cantata for St. John's Day (24 June) by Georg Philipp Telemann. [1] Its text is a German version of Psalm 98. [15] [16] Its oldest extant manuscript copies are dated to around 1723. [15] [17] Its movements are: [15] [16]

  1. Sonata (instrumental introduction) and Chorus "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied" (12
    8    )
  2. "Der Herr lässet sein Heil verkündigen" (3
    4    ; concertato violin, tenor and continuo)
  3. "Er gedenket an seine Güte" ( Allabreve.svg ; soprano and continuo)
  4. "Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt" (common time; horn, bass and continuo)
  5. "Lobet den Herrn mit Harfen" (common time; harp, alto and continuo)
  6. Chorus (common time):
    • "Mit Trommeten und Posaunen" (soprano, SATB, horns, trombones and continuo)
    • "Das Meer Brause" (SATB, horns, violins and continuo)
    • Adagio: "Denn er kömmt, das Erdreich zu richten" (same performers)
    • Allegro: "Alleluja" (same performers)

The cantata is in B-flat major, and is scored for SATB soloists and chorus, first and second violins, two horns, harp (replacing first violins in the 5th movement), two trombones (replacing violins in the first section of the final chorus) and continuo (violone and figured organ part). [15] [16] [17] [18] Carus published the cantata in 2016, edited by Klaus Hofmann, with a singable English translation (Sing to the Lord a new song) by Earl Rosenbaum. [16] Digital facsimiles of the 18th-century manuscripts of the cantata are available at the SLUB Dresden and IMSLP websites. [17] [18]

Related Research Articles

The year 1723 in music involved some significant events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Psalm 98</span> Psalm of the Book of Psalms

Psalm 98 is the 98th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things". The Book of Psalms starts the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and, as such, is a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the slightly different numbering system in the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and in the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 97. In Latin, it is known as "Cantate Domino". The psalm is a hymn psalm, one of the Royal Psalms, praising God as the King of His people. Like Psalms 33 and 96, it calls for the singing of "a new song".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Psalm 149</span> Psalm

Psalm 149 is the 149th psalm of the Book of Psalms, a hymn as the book's penultimate piece. The first verse of the psalm calls to praise in singing, in English in the King James Version: "Sing a new song unto the Lord". Similar to Psalm 96 and Psalm 98, Psalm 149 calls to praise God in music and dance, because he has chosen his people and helped them to victory. Psalm 149 is also marked by its martial tone: it calls on the people to be ready to fight.

<i>Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich</i>, BWV 17 Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17 in Leipzig for the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 22 September 1726.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Psalm 96</span> Biblical psalm

Psalm 96 is the 96th psalm of the Book of Psalms, a hymn. The first verse of the psalm calls to praise in singing, in English in the King James Version: "O sing a new song unto the Lord". Similar to Psalm 98 and Psalm 149, the psalm calls to praise God in music and dance, because he has chosen his people and helped them to victory. It is one of the royal psalms praising God as the King of His people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christ lag in Todesbanden</span>

"Christ lag in Todesbanden" is an Easter hymn by Martin Luther. Its melody is by Luther and Johann Walter. Both the text and the melody were based on earlier examples. It was published in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion and in Walter's choral hymnal Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn. Various composers, including Pachelbel, Bach and Telemann, have used the hymn in their compositions.

<i>Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied</i>, BWV 190

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote it in Leipzig for the New Year's Day and first performed it on 1 January 1724 as part of his first cantata cycle. He adapted it in 1730 to Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190a, for the celebration of the bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession.

A Christmas cantata or Nativity cantata is a cantata, music for voice or voices in several movements, for Christmas. The importance of the feast inspired many composers to write cantatas for the occasion, some designed to be performed in church services, others for concert or secular celebration. The Christmas story, telling of music of the angels and suggesting music of the shepherds and cradle song, invited musical treatment. The term is called Weihnachtskantate in German, and Cantate de Noël in French. Christmas cantatas have been written on texts in several other languages, such as Czech, Italian, Romanian, and Spanish.

Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch, TWV 1:634, BWV 218, is a church cantata by Georg Philipp Telemann formerly credited to Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed for Whit Sunday in Eisenach in 1717, with text by Erdmann Neumeister. The closing chorale is the first stanza of Martin Luther's hymn for Pentecost "Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist".

Siehe, es hat überwunden der Löwe, TWV 1:1328, BWV 219, is a church cantata by Georg Philipp Telemann, written for Michaelmas in 1723. Formerly the cantata was accredited to Johann Sebastian Bach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melchior Hoffmann (composer)</span> German composer

Georg Melchior Hoffmann was a Baroque composer who was influential as the leader at the Collegium Musicum in Leipzig. Some of his compositions have been mistaken for those of Johann Sebastian Bach.

<i>Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt</i> Pasticcio Passion oratorio

Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt is a pasticcio Passion oratorio based on compositions by Carl Heinrich Graun, Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach and others. The pasticcio was assembled around 1750.

"Sing[e]t dem Herrn ein neues Lied" is a Lutheran hymn in four stanzas by Matthäus Apelles von Löwenstern. The text is based on Psalm 149. The hymn was first published in 1644. Löwenstern is also the composer of its hymn tune, in C major, Zahn No. 6424. Apart from this tune, the 1644 publication also contained a basso continuo accompaniment, to be performed on organ when the hymn was sung. A four-part setting of the hymn by Johann Sebastian Bach, BWV 411, was based on Löwenstern's tune. Bach's setting was first published in 1786.

Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt is a three-movement pasticcio motet for double SATB choir. It includes music by Georg Philipp Telemann and Johann Sebastian Bach. The text of the motet is a German paraphrase of Psalm 100.

The Telemann-Werke-Verzeichnis, abbreviated TWV, is the numbering system identifying compositions by Georg Philipp Telemann, published by musicologist Martin Ruhnke.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magnificat in A minor (Hoffmann)</span> Vocal composition by Melchior Hoffmann of the Song of Mary from the Gospel of Luke

The Magnificat in A minor, BWV Anh. 21, TWV 1:1748, is Melchior Hoffmann's musical setting of a German version of the Song of Mary from the Gospel of Luke. The composition originated around 1707, when the composer was director musices and organist of the Neue Kirche in Leipzig. Composed in A minor, the Magnificat is scored for soprano and small orchestra. The work was first published in the 1950s, and it was recorded by Magda László, by Joshua Rifkin, by Wolfgang Helbich, and by Deborah York, among others.

Sing(e)t dem Herr(e)n ein neues Lied is German for "sing unto the Lord a new song". The German expression may refer to:

<i>Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen</i> Church cantata by Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann composed the church cantata Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen, TWV 1:884, for bass, violin and continuo for the 21st Sunday after Trinity. He used a text by Erdmann Neumeister.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Georg Philipp Telemann – Catalogue TWV – 01 Cantates d'église – Séquence alphabétique: S at www.musiqueorguequebec.ca website.
  2. ↑ RISM   150204809; RISM   452014932
  3. ↑ RISM   452513236
  4. ↑ Georg Philipp Telemann – Catalogue TWV – 02–15: Cantates diverses – 07. Psaumes at www.musiqueorguequebec.ca website.
  5. ↑ Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Georg Philipp Telemann) in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
  6. 1 2 3 4 Georg Philipp Telemann: Catalogo delle composizioni, cantate religiose - pagina 2 (I–Z)
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RISM   225004638
  8. 1 2 3 4 RISM   450004656
  9. ↑ 7. 1. Advent 1724 bis 3. Pfingstfeiertag 1725 at Bach Archive website.
  10. 1 2 3 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied - Becker III.2.179/50 at SLUB Dresden website.
  11. ↑ Pleß 2001, pp. 165–166, 169.
  12. ↑ Pleß 2001, pp. 160, 167, 169.
  13. ↑ Martin Friedrich Pitiscus in RISM
  14. 1 2 RISM   452513308
  15. 1 2 3 4 RISM   210000114
  16. 1 2 3 4 Georg Philipp Telemann: Sing to the Lord a new song, Psalm 98, TVWV 1:1345 at Carus Verlag website.
  17. 1 2 3 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied - Mus.2392-E-535 at SLUB Dresden website.
  18. 1 2 Singet dem Herrn, TWV 1:1345 : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Sources

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.