Cantata No. 18: Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fallt, BWV 18 [Weimar version in G minor]: Cantata/ Oratorio, Keyboard Accompaniment, Vocal Score

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Cantata No. 18: Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fallt, BWV 18 [Weimar version in G minor]: Cantata/ Oratorio, Keyboard Accompaniment, Vocal Score

Name: Cantata No. 18: Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fallt, BWV 18 [Weimar version in G minor]: Cantata/ Oratorio, Keyboard Accompaniment, Vocal Score
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 36-A448591
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By Johann Sebastian (J.S.) Bach, ed./arr. Moritz Hauptmann/ Bernhard Todt/ Text from Isaiah 55: 10-12 (No. 2), by Erdmann Neumeister (Nos. 3-4), by Lazarus Spengler (No. 5). German.

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Cantata No. 18: Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18 (Just like the rain and snow falling from the heavens) was composed in 1713 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) during his tenure at the ducal court in Weimar, where he began producing a remarkable series of church cantatas that laid the foundation for his later Leipzig cycles. Written for Sexagesima Sunday, the work draws its text from Isaiah 55:10-11, Erdmann Neumeister, and Lazarus Spengler. The original Weimar version in G minor features a compact orchestration with violas and basso continuo, while Bach later revised the cantata in Leipzig (c. 1724), transposing it to A minor and expanding the instrumentation with additional forces such as recorders. Cantata No. 18 continues to hold an important place in the early cantata repertoire. Instrumentation: 2(opt).0.0.1: 0.0.0.0: Hpchrd(or Org): Str (0.0.2-2-2-2.1.1): Mix Chorus. Reprint of the original Weimar edition vocal score in G minor, edited by Bernhard Todt after the Moritz Hauptmann edition that was published in the Bach Gesellschaft Ausgabe.