Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr Sapieyevski)
From Wind Repertory Project
Johann Sebastian Bach (transcribed by Jerzy Sapieyevski)
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General Info
Year: 1723 / 1985
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.F. Peters
Cost: Score and Parts - $53.00 | Score Only - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Trumpet I-II
Trombone I-II
Organ
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In his final job as Cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Bach had the unenviable task of composing, rehearsing, directing, and performing nearly 60 sacred cantatas a year. Over his lifetime he would write some 400 of these, though sadly nearly half are lost. The Cantata No. 147 (Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben) was first performed on 2 July 1723. The final chorale is Jesus, des Menschen Freude. The work is in the form of a cantus firmus chorale prelude, where the melody appears in long notes within an inner voice which is orchestrated below a more elaborate triplet melody woven contrapuntally around it. This arrangement was created on a commission from the American Wind Symphony.
Program Note by Nikk Pilato
Commercial Discography
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State Ratings
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
This composer primarily wrote choral, orchestral, and organ music. Other transcriptions of his music include:
- Passacaglia (tr. Hunsberger)
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor (tr. Hindsley)
Additional Resource
None discovered thus far.
