Cantatas nos. 196-197

**Johann Sebastian Bach** (composer 1685-1750) composed his Cantatas nos. 196-197a in Leipzig as chorale church cantatas, each generally scored in several movements. BWV 196 entitled *Der Herr denket an uns* (The Lord is mindful of us) was possibly for a wedding in 1708 set from the text is a passage from Psalm 115:12-15 with five movements: 1. Sinfonia 2. Coro: Der Herr denket an uns und segnet uns 3. Aria: Er segnet, die den Herrn fürchten 4. Duetto: Der Herr segne euch 5. Coro: Ihr seid die Gesegneten des Herrn BWV 197 entitled *Gott ist unsre zuversicht* (God is our confidence) is a revision on BWV 197a to create this wedding cantata in 1736 based on a stanza by Martin Luther and the final movement by Georg Neumark; the rest of the poetry is anonymous. Part 1 1. Chorus: Gott ist unsre Zuversicht 2. Recitative (bass): Gott ist und bleibt der beste Sorger 3. Aria (alto): Schläfert allen Sorgenkummer 4. Recitative (bass): Drum folget Gott und seinem Triebe 5. Chorale: Du süße Lieb, schenk uns deine Gunst Part 2 1. Aria (bass): O du angenehmes Paar 2. Recitative (soprano): So wie es Gott mit dir 3. Aria (soprano): Vergnügen und Lust 4. Recitative (bass): Und dieser frohe Lebenslauf 5. Chorale: So wandelt froh auf Gottes Wegen BWV 197a entitled *Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe* (Glory be to God in the Highest) a Christmas cantata composed in 1728 in Leipzig 1. Chorus: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe 2. Aria: Erzählet, ihr Himmel, die Ehre Gottes 3. Recitative: O! Liebe, der kein Lieben gleich 4. Aria: O du angenehmer Schatz 5. Recitative: Das Kind ist mein 6. Aria: Ich lasse dich nicht 7. Chorale: Wohlan! so will ich mich ---------- The Viennese **Edwin F. Kalmus** (b. Vienna 15 Dec 1893–d. New York 30 Apr 1989) founded a music publishing house in New York United States in 1926 concentrating on publishing classical musical works that had entered the public domain and making them widely available in inexpensive miniature reprint editions. However in 1976, the Kalmus company sold the study score, vocal, piano and chamber music titles to Belwin-Mills. The Kalmus Study Scores are a series of reduced size (mostly 5.25 by 7 inches) full scores in an easy-to-read format.