Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207a

Secular cantata by J. S. Bach

Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten (Arise, blaring tones of high-spirited trumpets), BWV 207.2 (previously BWV 207a),^[1] is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and likely premiered in 1735. It utilizes the music from the third movement of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major.

Composition

This cantata was composed for the name day of the Elector of Saxony, King Augustus III of Poland which was celebrated on 3 August.^[2] The work was likely premiered in Leipzig in 1735.^[3] It is largely based on an earlier secular cantata Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten, BWV 207.1, which was first performed in 1726.

It is counted among the works Bach wrote for celebrations of the Leipzig University, Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern.^[4]

Scoring and structure

The cantata is scored for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists, four-part choir, three trumpets, timpani, two flauto traverso, two oboes d'amore, tenor oboe (taille), bassoon, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.^[5]

The movements are as follows:

Chorus: Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten
Recitative (tenor): Die stille Pleiße spielt
Aria (tenor): Augustus' Namenstages Schimmer
Duet recitative (soprano and bass): Augustus' Wohl
Duet aria (soprano and bass) and ritornello: Mich kann die süße Ruhe laben
Recitative (alto): Augustus schützt die frohen Felder
Aria (alto): Preiset, späte Folgezeiten
Recitative (SATB): Ihr Fröhlichen, herbei
Chorus: August lebe
March

Recordings

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman. J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 5. Erato, 1996.
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling. Edition Bachakademie Vol. 64. Hänssler, 1995.
Kammerchor Stuttgart / Concerto Köln, Frieder Bernius. J.S. Bach Secular Cantatas BWV 206 & 207a. Sony Classical, 1990.
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki. J. S. Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 9. BIS, 2017.

References

^ Work 00260 at Bach Digital website.
^ "Bach cantata translations". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^ "Cantata BWV 207a". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
^ Timm, David (2009). Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern (in German). Leipziger Universitätschor. pp. 8f. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
^ "BWV 207a". University of Alberta. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

External links

Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207.2: performance by the Netherlands Bach Society (video and background information)
Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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