JS Bach – Cantata 142 – Chorus “Ich will den Namen Gottes loben”

JS Bach – Cantata 142 – Chorus “Alleluja”

Music score in bigger notes and font (if you’re struggling to read the 6pt type of the version above!!)

Pronunciation guide:

Rehearsal aid: Soprano

Rehearsal aid: Alto

Rehearsal aid: Tenor

Rehearsal aid: Bass

Abendfeier in Venedig – lyrics in German and English
German source: Emanuel Geibel

Ave Maria! Meer und Himmel ruh’n,
Von allen Türmen hallt der Glocken Ton.
Ave Maria! Laßt vom ird’schen Tun,
Zur Jungfrau betet, zu der Jungfrau Sohn!
Des Himmels Scharen selber knieen nun
Mit Lilienstäben vor des Vaters Thron,
Und durch die Rosenwolken wehn die Lieder
Der sel’gen Geister feierlich hernieder.

Evening celebration in Venice
English translation © Richard Stokes

Ave Maria! Sea and sky are at rest,
Bells ring out from all the towers.
Ave Maria! Leave all earthly activity,
Pray to the Virgin, to the Virgin’s Son!
The angelic throng now is kneeling
With lilies wrapped around their staves,
And through the roseate clouds, the songs
Of blessed spirits float ceremoniously down.

Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

Clara Schumann is one of the most significant women in music history. Read her biography here and listen to some of her compositions.

Recording of song for listening to:

Bach St Matthew Passion – no 16

Stainer – No 9 – God so loved the world

Stainer Crucifixion Chorales – no 5

Stainer Crucifixion Chorales – no 10

Stainer Crucifixion Chorales – no 13

Stainer Crucifixion Chorales – no 15

Stainer Crucifixion Chorales – No 20