Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190a explained

German: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Sing a new song to the Lord), BWV 90.2, BWV190a,^[1] is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. The work was written in 1730 in commemoration of the Augsburg Confession.

History and text

Bach adapted this cantata from German: [[Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190|''Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied'', BWV 190]] |italic=unset, for the 200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession. It uses a text by Picander, published in 1732 in German: Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte part 3, in Leipzig. The first movement adapts words from Psalms 149 and 150.^[2] The second movement is based on the beginning of Martin Luther's German Te Deum, "German: [[Herr Gott, dich loben wir]]|italic=no".

The closing chorale was the third stanza of Luther's "German: [[Es woll uns Gott genädig sein]]|italic=no" (1523).^[3]

The cantata's music is lost. Diethard Hellmann wrote a reconstruction in 1972.

Structure

The work has seven movements:

1. Chorus: German: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied|italic=no
2. Chorale and recitative (alto, tenor, bass): German: Herr Gott, dich loben wir|italic=no
3. Aria (alto): German: Lobe, Zion, deinen Gott|italic=no
4. Recitative (bass): German: Herr, wenn dein Evangelium|italic=no
5. Aria (tenor, bass): German: Selig sind wir durch das Wort|italic=no
6. Recitative (tenor): German: Nun Gott, wir opfern dir|italic=no
7. Chorale: German: Es danke, Gott, und lobe dich|italic=no

Recordings

• Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz, Diethard Hellmann. Bach Kantaten, Vol. 1: BWV 190a, BWV 84, BWV 89, BWV 27. DdM-Records Mitterteich, 1998.

Notes and References

1. Work at Bach Digital website.
2. Web site: Cantata BWV 190a. 23 July 2013. Bach Cantatas Website.
3. Web site: Ambrose, Z. Philip. BWV 190a Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied. University of Vermont. 23 July 2013.