Gelobet sei der Herr täglich
| Gelobet sei der Herr täglich | |
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| Church cantata by Philipp Heinrich Erlebach | |
| Occasion | First Sunday after Trinity |
| Text | Psalm 68:20 and anon. poetry |
| Language | German |
| Composed | c. 1710 |
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Gelobet sei der Herr täglich (Praised be the Lord daily) is a church cantata by Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, for four voices, strings and continuo. The first movement is based on Psalm 68:20. Erlebach structured the composition in six movements, with the last movement repeating the first. The work is extant as a manuscript from around 1710. It has been recorded and performed.
History
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach composed Gelobet sei der Herr täglich in Grimma around 1710 as a church cantata for the first Sunday after Trinity.[1] The first movement is based on Psalm 68:20, using Luther's translation of the Bible. Erlebach set the music for four vocal parts, two violins, two violas and continuo. The work is extant as a manuscript from around 1710,[2] which is held in the collection Sammlung Fürsten- und Landesschule Grimma.[1]
Music
Erlebach structured the composition in six movements. The extended first movement is for four solo voices and all four parts are repeated at the end, after four song-like arias, one for each soloist, from the highest voice to the lowest.[2]
The incipits are:[1]
- Gelobet sei der Herr täglich
- Wie heilsam meint es doch der treue Gott
- Das Widerspiel ist bei der bösen Zahl
- Man trage mit Geduld des Kreuzes Last
- Der arme Lazarus ruht sanft in Gott
- Gelobet sei der Herr täglich
The first movement is marked Sinfonia.[1]
Recording and performance
The cantata was recorded in 1999 in a collection of four church cantatas from the period, combined with two works by Georg Benda and one by Carl Friedrich Gessel. Ludger Rémy conducted the Michaelstein Telemann Chamber Orchestra.[3]
The cantata was performed in a cantata service at the Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt on 18 July 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The four soloists including Anne Bierwirth (alto) and Georg Poplutz (tenor) also formed the choir, with the Telemann-Ensemble conducted by Andreas Köhs.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Erlebach, Philipp Heinrich / [Ascertained] / Gelobet sei der Herr täglich". RISM Online (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Gelobet sei der Herr täglich - Mus.2115-E-515". sachsen.digital (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Benda, Gessel & Erlebach: Cantatas". chandos.net. 1999. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Köhs, Andreas (July 2021). "Jahresprogramm 2021 – 2. Halbjahr / Sonntag, 18.07.2021, 11:00 Uhr". andreas-koehs.de. Retrieved 25 July 2021.