Jump to content

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Böhm)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Armadillopteryx (talk | contribs) at 23:41, 11 December 2020 (Ce). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For other uses, see Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (disambiguation).
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Advent cantata by Georg Böhm
OccasionFirst Sunday in Advent
Text"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"
by Martin Luther
Movements11
VocalSATB solo and choir
Instrumental
  • 3 trombones
  • 2 violins
  • continuo

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Savior of the Nations, Come),[1] is a cantata for soloists, choir and instruments by Georg Böhm for the first Sunday in Advent, the Sunday that begins the liturgical year.

Böhm was an organist at St. Johannis, Lüneburg, from 1698. In his cantata, he set all eight stanzas of Luther's hymn "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", the main hymn for Advent with a melody by Johann Walter based on Medieval chant. Böhm structured the cantata in eleven movements, beginning with an instrumental sonata followed by different settings of the first four stanzas, another sonata, four more different settings of the other four stanzas and a concluding fugue Amen.[1] He set it for five vocal soloists (SSATB) and a choir, three trombones, two violins and continuo. It is one of twelve extant cantatas by Böhm[2] and was published in 1952 as part of his complete works. A new edition was prepared by William Braun for four voices, two violins and continuo.[1]

The cantata was recorded in 2008, together with four other cantatas by Böhm, by the ensembles Capella Sancti Georgi and Musica Alta Ripa, conducted by Ralf Popken.[3][4] A reviewer noted the settings as magnificent and original designs ("prächtig und originell gestaltet"), not only in first-class compositional skill, but also in a tireless musical will to preach ("nicht nur erstklassigem kompositorischen Können, sondern auch unermüdlichem musikalischen Verkündigungswillen").[2]

Structure

Böhm structured the cantata in eleven movements:[3]

  1. Sonate
  2. Versus 1: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
  3. Versus 2: Nicht von Mannsblut
  4. Versus 3: Der Jungfrauen Leib
  5. Versus 4: Er ging aus der Kammer sein
  6. Sonate
  7. Versus 5: Sein Lauf kam vom Vater her
  8. Versus 6: Der du bist dem Vater gleich
  9. Versus 7: Dein Krippen glänzt hell und klar
  10. Versus 8: Lob sei Gott dem Vater ton
  11. Conclusio: Amen

References

  1. ^ a b c "Savior of the Nations, Come (Böhm)". St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Wersin, Michael (14 March 2009). "Georg Böhm / Cantatas". Rondo (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Georg Böhm (1661-1733) / Cantatas". cede.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ Muñoz, Frédéric (10 March 2009). "Cantates de Georg Böhm, la voix des maîtres du nord". Res musica (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2020.


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nun_komm,_der_Heiden_Heiland_(Böhm)&oldid=993690376"