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- From: gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener)
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- Subject: Re: Question on Bach's 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring'...
- Keywords: J. S. Bach
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- Date: 17 Nov 92 03:41:37 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.223656.22708@sarah.albany.edu> ss6349@tyr.albany.edu (Steven H. Schimmrich) writes:
- >
- > I have a few simple questions about the piece 'Jesu, Joy of Man's
- >Desiring' by J. S. Bach.
- >
- > 1. What is the title in German?
-
- Nifty little chorale prelude, eh? Anyway, the German title is "Jesus
- bleibet meine Freude" and it's from Cantata 147. There's a brand new
- Gardiner recording of BWV 140 & 147 on Archiv, in case anyone hadn't
- heard.
-
- > 2. What year was it written?
-
- 1716, if I recall correctly.
-
- > 3. Where can I read more about the piece?
-
- Hm? What in particular do you wish to know about it? There are plenty
- of good Bach books around...
-
- > I tried the University library here and checked a dozen books on Bach and
- >NONE of them had this piece listed in their index! I had thought it was a
- >cantata but I couldn't find it in lists of the cantatas. Is it a section
- >from a larger work? Thanks.
-
- The title of the cantata from which it is drawn is "Herz und Mund und Tat
- und Leben" <sp?>, and as I said, it's BWV 147. You should be able to look
- it up with that info.
-
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