Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten, BWV 207

Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten (United discord of quivering strings), BWV 207, is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and first performed on 11 December 1726 in Leipzig.[1]

History and text

Bach composed this cantata to celebrate the appointment of Gottlieb Kortte as professor at Leipzig University. The librettist of the work is unknown, although it may have been Picander.[1]

Scoring and structure

The cantata features four vocal parts: Glück (soprano), Dankbarkeit (alto), Fleiß (tenor), and Ehre (bass). It is also scored for four-part choir, three trumpets, timpani, two flutes, two oboes d'amore, taille, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.[2]

It has nine movements:

  1. Chorus: Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten
  2. Recitative (tenor): Wen treibt ein edler Trieb zu dem, was Ehre heißt
  3. Aria (tenor): Zieht euren Fuß nur nicht zurücke
  4. Duet recitative (bass and soprano): Dem nur allein
  5. Duet aria (bass and soprano) and ritornello: Den soll mein Lorbeer schützend decken
  6. Recitative (alto): Es ist kein leeres Wort, kein ohne Grund erregtes Hoffen
  7. Aria (alto): Ätzet dieses Angedenken
  8. Recitative (SATB): Ihr Schläfrigen, herbei
  9. Chorus: Kortte lebe, Kortte blühe

Recordings

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cantata BWV 207 Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "BWV 207". University of Alberta. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

Sources

The first source is the score.

Several databases provide additional information on each cantata: