Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
  1. [Chorale]: Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein (G major)
  2. Recitativo (Tenor): Ich bin bereit, komm, hole mich! (E minor- B minor)
  3. Aria + Recitativo (Bass): Auf, auf, mit hellem Schall (D major)
  4. Aria Duetto (Alto, Tenor): Sein Allmacht zu ergründen (B minor)
  5. Choral: Alsdenn so wirst du mich (G major)
Composition Year 1725
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language; For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 5 players (arr); For trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Performances

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Aria: Sein Allmacht zu ergründen (No.4)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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#394114 - 3.22MB - 3:31 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 187×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

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Michrond (2015/9/23)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#01382 - 2.16MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3659×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/8/29)

Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821–1905)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 26
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1878. Plate B.W. XXVI.
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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
#24360 - 1.52MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 1306×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2008/11/13)

Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822–1907) [?]
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890)
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Vocal Score based on Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Chorale: 'Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein' (No.1)

For 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello (Bartoli)

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#427686 - 0.21MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 75×⇩ - RussBart

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⇒ 5 more: Violin I • Violin II • Viola I • Viola II • Cello

 Violin I
#427687 - 0.08MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 44×⇩ - RussBart

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 Violin II
#427688 - 0.07MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 37×⇩ - RussBart

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 Viola I
#427689 - 0.07MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 34×⇩ - RussBart

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 Viola II
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 Cello
#427691 - 0.07MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 40×⇩ - RussBart

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RussBart (2016/6/22)

Arranger Russ Bartoli
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Aria: Sein Allmacht zu ergründen (No.4)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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#394112 - 0.21MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 636×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2015/9/23)

 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
#394113 - 0.23MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 167×⇩ - Michrond

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Michrond (2015/9/23)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
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General Information

Work Title Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein
Alternative. Title On Christ's Ascension Alone
Name Translations Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein BWV 128
Name Aliases On Christ's ascension into heaven alone
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183074861; LCCN: n82163435; GND: 30000821X; BNF: 13909479p
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 128
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 763
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
  1. [Chorale]: Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein (G major)
  2. Recitativo (Tenor): Ich bin bereit, komm, hole mich! (E minor- B minor)
  3. Aria + Recitativo (Bass): Auf, auf, mit hellem Schall (D major)
  4. Aria Duetto (Alto, Tenor): Sein Allmacht zu ergründen (B minor)
  5. Choral: Alsdenn so wirst du mich (G major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1725
First Performance. 1725-05-10 in Leipzig
First Publication. 1878 (BGA)
Librettist Christiana Mariana von Ziegler (1695-1760)
Language German
Dedication Ascension Day
Average DurationAvg. Duration 22 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Vocal: alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SATB)
Orchestra: oboe, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia, trumpet, 2 horns, strings, continuo
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Commentary on the movements

  1. [Chorale]: Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein. The unusually oboe-heavy sound with two hunting horns makes the tone more muted than many festive cantata choruses, however the figuration is perpetually energetic. The style is similar to most Bach chorale cantatas, with the chorale tune in the soprano.
  2. Recitativo (Tenor): Ich bin bereit, komm, hole mich! Secco recitative.
  3. Aria + Recitativo (Bass): Auf, auf, mit hellem Schall. A trumpet here adds brightness to the texture with "radiant brilliance"1.
  4. Aria Duetto (Alto, Tenor): Sein Allmacht zu ergründen. "A duet of decidedly reticent, intimate character"1. The obbligato oboe d'amore here takes a part that might originally have been for organ, but is more appropriate on its current instrument. The duet is very long, however.
  5. Choral: Alsdenn so wirst du mich. A plain chorale setting (=O Gott, du frommer Gott).

Print Sources Consulted

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
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